Recycled water for ground

Paul Dunlop
RECYCLED water will be used to keep the refurbished Garfield Recreation Reserve in tiptop shape and help save more than $9,000,000 litres of water each year.
The ground is currently receiving a major facelift with drainage and resurfacing works underway.
Garfield recreation reserve and hall committee was successful in gaining $57,641 in funding for the recycling water project to use on the Garfield Recreation Reserve.
The funding was announced last week by the Federal Government and welcomed by McMillan MP Russell Broadbent.
“I applaud the efforts the Garfield Recreation Reserve and Hall Committee who are contributing to this effort to ensure a sustainable and waterwise future,” Mr Broadbent said.
“The funding will allow the Garfield Recreation and Reserve Hall Committee to reuse stormwater and runoff to irrigate the recreation reserve. An existing dam will be enlarged to increase storage capacity for the increased levels of runoff, as well as the creation of a water efficient irrigation system,” Mr Broadbent said.
Project coordinator Tim Collis welcomed the funding announcement.
“The project will allow recycled water to be pumped from the dam onto the sports ground, and increase the capacity of the dam to have enough water to eliminate the use of mains for irrigation purposes,” Mr Collis said.