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Djarindjin-Lombadina Water Treatment Upgrade Project

Project Details

  • Project Owner: Water Corporation
  • Rating Type: IS Essentials
  • Registered Date: July 2021
  • Completion Date: December 2026
  • Location: WA
  • IS Project manager: Benjamin Wade
  • Stakeholders: Water Corporation,GHD

Overview

To takepart in the trial and provide feedback from the water sector, and potentially use the IS Essentials tool for future projects.

Under the Essential and Municipal Services Upgrade Program (EMSUP), a Western Australian Government initiative, the Water Corporation has been funded to regularise and assume responsibility for operation and maintenance of water and wastewater assets across a number of Aboriginal Communities. Djarindjin and Lombadina are two of the communities that will receive upgrades under the EMSUP. Djarindjin and Lombadina are two adjacent communities located 170 km North-East of Broome on the Dampier Peninsula. These communities are currently being serviced by the Department of Communities and Housing (DoC).

Project Case Studies

Djarindjin–Lombadina Water Treatment Plant  Upgrade: Sustainable Infrastructure for Healthy Country

The Djarindjin and Lombadina communities on Western Australia’s Dampier Peninsula have long faced challenges in accessing safe, reliable drinking water. Previously reliant on a diesel-powered system, both communities will benefit from a planned upgrade that combines essential infrastructure with cultural respect, community development, and environmental responsibility. As the first pilot of the IS Essentials rating on

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