Austral-Leppington Revised Wastewater Servicing Timeframe
As everyone in the construction industry is aware, the past two years have presented many challenges for delivering infrastructure projects. All essential utilities, including Sydney Water, have been working hard to minimise the impacts of these challenges, which includes, COVID-19, extreme weather events, labour shortages and supply chain constraints.
Despite our best efforts, Sydney Water’s projects have not been immune from these unprecedented challenges. In particular, the Greater Sydney region has experienced ongoing wet weather and flooding in 2022, which has compounded disruptions.
The delivery program for Austral Leppington (Wastewater Stage 3), which will service 1,700 lots, has been significantly impacted by these factors. Sydney Water is conscious of the impacts this has on developers and their clients. As such, an independent review of the delivery schedule was undertaken to ensure the impact of these unavoidable delays was fully understood and the subsequent delay properly quantified.
As a result, the servicing date for the Austral-Leppington Wastewater Stage 3 project has been revised to December 2023. Earliest bonding or release of Section 73 compliance certificates for landowners will be available from June 2023.
As previously offered, Sydney Water welcomes Interim Operating Procedures (IOP) that could service development earlier than the expected servicing date, in line with Sydney Water and council requirements.
Future updates regarding the project will be posted on our Sydney Water Talk site (Austral Leppington Wastewater Stage 3 | Sydney Water Talk) and if you have any questions, you can also email australwastewater@sydneywater.com.au.
Work has commenced onsite and we will hold an online developer forum in September and will continue to communicate our progress with you.
As we work to deliver this important infrastructure for you and your clients, we value your ongoing support and understanding of these unprecedented impacts on the whole industry.
