Katherine Water Supply and Sewerage Development Plan

Power and Water Authority
Through the development plan the aim was to provide background and information on the current Katherine Water Supply and Sewerage systems, outline future needs and alternatives, encourage Community participation and discussion of water and wastewater issues. Issues of relevance to this consultation process include; the cost of providing the water supply and sewerage services and tariff structures, the development of future water sources, the continued use of the Katherine River as a major water source, the levels of service desired, the degree of security of supply required to cover the low rainfall years and the costs involved, the management of water demand through more efficient use of water both inside the home and in the garden, the treatment and disposal of sewerage and reuse of effluent, horticultural use of Katherine River and possible future dams and the protection of water sources from pollution.