Wyee Sewer

We’re holding another community drop in session to answer any questions about project construction, how it affects residents and how to go about connecting to the new system.

Date: Thursday 21 November 2019
Time: Between 2:30 – 5:30pm (drop in any time that suits you)
Location: Wyee Community Hall, corner of Wyee Rd and Hue Hue Rd, Wyee

Subject matter experts from Hunter Water, Monadelphous and Lake Macquarie City Council will be on hand again to answer any queries about the following topics:

• Construction timeframes and methodology
• Impacts to properties and locations around the town
• Licences to work on private property
• Sewer design
• Issues, complaints or questions during construction
• The process of connecting to the system once complete
• Decommissioning existing systems (septics, etc.)
• Stormwater related issues
• Project area plans for the future
• Restoration works

The Wyee Sewer project construction phase commenced on Monday 2 September 2019.

As you may know, Monadelphous is working on behalf of Hunter Water to construct the new sewer system and pump stations that will service over 400 properties in the Wyee township. Residents can expect to see our crews around the town until the completion of the project at end of 2020.

As of early October, over 500m of pipe has been laid, crews are increasing in number and progressing through the south Wyee area (zone 3).

Hunter Water is happy to notify Wyee residents that we are progressing through the detailed design phase with our contractor Monadelphous, and the construction schedule is on track to commence at the end of July 2019.

Hunter Water is pleased to announce that the Wyee Sewer Scheme project has now progressed to the detailed design and construction phase. This week, Monadelphous Engineering Pty Ltd was awarded the contract to construct the sewer infrastructure to service the Wyee Township on behalf of Hunter Water. Monadelphous brings extensive experience in water-related infrastructure, recently completing projects on behalf of Sydney Water.

Key dates

With the contract now awarded, work will progress immediately on the detailed design of the system. The design process is expected to be complete by September 2019.

Monodelphous will establish on site in June 2019 ready to begin construction. Construction will take approximately 18 months to complete (depending upon weather and any other unforeseen circumstances).

We expect you will be able to connect to the new sewer by December 2020.

Design process

Detailed design is the process of developing and finalising the approved concept design. It will confirm exactly where each component of the new sewer scheme will be constructed and will give us a clearer view of the full impacts of the project and how Wyee residents may be affected by the work.

During detailed design residents may notice contractors inspecting the various locations where future construction may take place. We may need to access some private properties to complete this work, and we will contact the property owner if we need to arrange entry to a property.

Shortly we will award the contract for detailed design and construction of the new sewer system in Wyee.

Once the contractor is announced, the team will establish a site office in Wyee and progress with the detailed design.

The project site office will offer a point of contact for residents to ask questions about planned works near their home, learn about upcoming works and raise any concerns they may have. This dedicated team will provide day-to-day support to the project and community as detailed design is finalised and construction progresses over the next two years.

Early construction work has begun ahead of schedule for the $30 million Wyee Sewer Scheme, as Hunter Water and Lake Macquarie City Council work together to coordinate two community projects and minimise disruption to local residents.

While the main work in Wyee is on track to commence in mid-2019, early work is underway at Morisset to install 500 metres of pipework along Macquarie Street. This will connect the town to Hunter Water’s existing wastewater network and should take approximately 12 weeks to complete.

Early works will start shortly to install 500 metres of pipework along Macquarie Street in Morisset to connect the Wyee sewer to the existing Hunter Water transfer main.

We are working closely with Lake Macquarie City Council to coordinate our works with planned road upgrades to minimise impacts to the local community.

Construction of the main works are on track for mid-2019

We have invited tenders for the detailed design and construction of the new sewer system in Wyee, with a contract expected to be awarded by March 2019.

Detailed design work will involve the technical design of pipe locations and infrastructure. Onsite property inspections and one-on-one discussions with property owners will be required to confirm how each property will be serviced.

Early next year, we will establish a site office, where Hunter Water’s team and the chosen contractor will be available to discuss the project with property owners

Construction of the main works in Wyee are on track to start in mid-2019, with the system ready for connection to homes by the end of 2020.

Go to our Document Library to view the final concept plans for the reticulated mains, manholes and pump stations.

We have recently invited tenders for the detailed design and construction of the new sewer system. We expect to award the tender by the end of November, with the main works to get underway in stages from mid-2019.

Early works will start October 2018 to lay pipework along the road between Morisset Station and Macquarie Street, in conjunction with Council road upgrades. This means less disturbance to adjacent properties and newly built infrastructure.