Shoalhaven City Council has stepped up to assist councils in the far north of the state who have been impacted by recent flooding, by sending much-needed water utility supplies for essential domestic infrastructure last week.
The equipment will allow sewerage systems to flood affected areas to be reinstated and thus reduce the health risk to the community and the environment, Council said in a statement.
Council’s water utility, Shoalhaven Water, has loaned spare plant and equipment including Pressure Sewer Unit Control Panels, testing panels, domestic pump systems and control panels to the embattled northern NSW municipalities.
“When Council heard the urgent call out from NSW Department of Planning and Environment to support our northern neighbours with essential parts, we responded and pulled together a package of supplies and shipped them to the Public Works Advisory Unit at Evans Head,” said Shoalhaven Mayor, Amanda Findley.
“When Shoalhaven was impacted by Bushfire a few years ago, many agencies came to our aid. Being able to repay that generosity is incredibly important. In times of crisis, the reassurance to know we are all in this together can make any Australian proud.”
“We recognise that the flood recovery process is long and ongoing for the many affected areas. They now face new challenges and needs that come with rebuilding communities and restoring essential services,” Mayor Findley said.
