Frequently Asked Questions
Hunter Water is a State Owned Corporation (SOC) providing water and wastewater services for over half a million people in the lower Hunter region. There are 220,600 properties connected to the water network and 208,660 to the wastewater network.
Our total assets are valued at approximately $2.2 billion. Our area of operation covers 5,366km2 with a population of 517,273 in the local government areas of Cessnock, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, Newcastle, Port Stephens and small parts of Singleton.
Dungog joined us on 1 July 2008. Bulk water is supplied to small parts of the Great Lakes area. We have capacity to supply up to 35 megalitres of water per day to the Central Coast. We also provide some stormwater services to the lower Hunter, with 100km of stormwater channels in Cessnock, Newcastle and Lake Macquarie.
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Hunter Water delivers an average 205 megalitres (one megalitre equals 1 million litres) of water per day to the Hunter community. Our raw water sources are: Grahamstown Dam (190,000ML), Chichester Dam (21,500ML), Tomago Sandbeds (60,000ML) and Anna Bay Sandbeds (16,000ML).
We collect, treat and then deliver drinking water to our customers and then transport, treat and dispose of the region’s wastewater. Our water consistently meets the most recent guidelines for drinking water set by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Wastewater is collected and treated to a very high standard and clear effluent is discharged to waterways or reused where it is economically and environmentally beneficial.
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Hunter Water Corporation was established in 1992. It was preceded by the Hunter Water Board (1988-1991) the Hunter District Water Board (1938-88) and the Hunter District Water Supply & Sewerage Board (1892-1938). Click here for information on Hunter Water's history.
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Our Board of Directors are currently Mr Ron Robson, Chairman, Mr Kevin Young, Managing Director, Mr Gary Kennedy, Ms Barbara Crossley, Mr Alan Chappel, Ms Jann Gardner, Professor Adrian Page and Mr Jeff Eather.
Click here for information about Hunter Water's Board.
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We will invest more than $171M in Capital Works in the 2008/2009 financial year to improve and maintain the water and wastewater systems across our entire area of operations.
Over the next 5 years it is expected that approximately $1.2 billion would have been invested in a huge array of capital programs across the Hunter and Newcastle area, bringing substantial outcomes for our customers.
This major capital investment is being undertaken to meet the needs of our customers and environment and represents a substantial investment in the water/sewer infrastructure needs of the Lower Hunter Region.
Click here for information on our current major projects.
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