The Quakers Hill Water Resouce Recovery Facility (WRRF) upgrades are a series of projects being undertaken as part of Sydney Water's 'Securing our water supply - Quakers Hill to Prospect' program. The full scope includes:
- expanding wastewater treatment capacity
- enhancing the quality of wastewater generated at Quakers Hill WRRF with advanced treatment processes
- a new purified recycled water plant, including ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, advanced oxidation and chlorination with an average capacity of 36 ML/day
- new pipeline(s) to transfer recycled water from Quakers Hill to Prospect Reservoir, and
- infrastructure at Prospect Reservoir to add recycled water to the water supply.
The WRRF site at Quakers Hill currently hosts a demonstration Purified Recycled Water plant that serves as a testing facility.
Key Dates
| 2026 | Expected Construction Commencement |
| Mar 2030 | Expected Construction Completion |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Sydney Water |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Nov 2023 | The Purified Recycled Water demonstration plant commenced operations. |
| Mar 2025 | The project was granted Secretary’s Environmental Assessment Requirements. |
| May 2025 | The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal's (IPART) draft determination of Sydney Water's pricing proposal deferred purified recycled water projects, except for Quakers Hill Phase 1. |
Sector
Water & Sewerage
Procurement approach
Traditional Procurement |
Location
New South Wales |
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