The $4.4 million tanks are part of an overall $15 million investment, which also includes a $9 million upgrade to the Echuca water treatment plant, where works are under way.
With 75 per cent of future growth predicted to be on the west side of Echuca, the new pump will increase water pressure in the area, with less fluctuations during peak demand in summer.
“On those 40-degree days, this will help to sustain water pressure, which is really important for heat health risk,” Coliban Water managing director Damian Wells said.
“People can continue to run evaporative cooling and navigate those really hot days that inevitably turn up every year.”
The glass-infused steel tanks each hold three megalitres of water and have a longer life span than most, of about 50 years.
Mr Wells said the project aimed to meet the growth challenges in Echuca, which was already under way, but rose with the “pandemic migration”.
It also provides better water security for customers, with generators automatically switching on during power outages, ensuring water access is maintained.
Parliamentary Secretary for Water Harriet Shing was in Echuca on Wednesday, December 8, to inspect the new tanks and pump station on Wilkinson Dve.
“It’s a huge achievement to deliver these tanks to a quickly growing area,” Ms Shing said.
“This project is a progressive and proactive way to tackle water security and volatility of supply, showing the rest of the state how we can do it better.
“These are projects that will enable the region to continue to thrive.”
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