A diver is set to investigate a blockage at a water treatment plant that could cause an “unpleasant” smell in a busy suburb.
Unitywater executive manager customer delivery Rhett Duncan said the sludge holding tank at the Kawana Wastewater Treatment Plant was blocked and needed some complex work to resolve.
“It’s unfortunately not a pleasant or easy job to carry out the investigative works required here,” Mr Duncan said in a Unitywater media release.
“A crane is now in place to lift the lid off this tank so our diver can go in and investigate the cause of the blockage.”
Mr Duncan said an odour could be noticed occasionally, while the lid is off the holding tank during the next two weeks of work.
“We’ll be returning the lid to the top of the tank when we can over the duration of the works to minimise any odour as much as possible,” he said.
“We know odours like this are unpleasant and we apologise for the inconvenience and any discomfort experienced by locals.”
Mr Duncan said it was part of Unitywater’s operations to maintain the infrastructure used to treat the community’s wastewater and these issues happened from time to time.
“We routinely take equipment offline to carry out essential maintenance or repairs and our team will resolve this odour-causing blockage as quickly and safely as possible,” he said.
