Urban Water
Lower Hunter region
Hunter Water is a state-owned corporation and the water and wastewater service provider for over half a million people in the lower Hunter region.
Their area of operation covers the local government areas of Cessnock, Lake Macquarie, Maitland and Newcastle. This also includes the recent extension of operations into Dungog, Singleton and around Branxton to Whittingham. Hunter Water also provides some stormwater services to the lower Hunter, with 100km of stormwater channels in Cessnock, Newcastle and Lake Macquarie.
Hunter Water collect, treat and then deliver drinking water to customers and then transport, treat and dispose of the region’s wastewater. Their water consistently meets the most recent guidelines for drinking water set by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Wastewater is treated to a very high standard and clear effluent is discharged to waterways or reused where it is economically and environmentally beneficial.
The H250 Plan sets out a framework for Hunter Water’s long term water resource planning to meet the forecast water demand for the next 50 years.
For more information go to Hunter Water Corporation.