Goulburn-Murray Water's (G-MW) Pyramid Creek Salt Interception Scheme has been awarded the Overall Victorian Engineering Excellence Award at last night's Victorian Engineering Excellence Awards, and is now a finalist in the national awards, which will be held in Canberra in November.
G-MW Managing Director Russell Cooper and David Dreverman of Murray Darling Basin Commission (MDBC) accepted the award on behalf of the partners in the project that included G-MW, MDBC, SKM and Pyramid Salt. The Scheme also won the Environment & Sustainability category.
"Our project has been recognised as delivering the highest levels of engineering excellence and outshone some very impressive entries from right across Victoria and the private and public sectors. It's a fantastic achievement that demonstrates the expertise and skill at work in northern Victoria and within G-MW," said Mr Cooper.
G-MW's Pyramid Creek Salt Interception Scheme is the first of its kind to incorporate commercial harvesting of salt from plastic lined evaporation ponds.
"Through the Pyramid Creek Salt Interception Scheme around 22,000 tonnes of salt will be kept out of the Murray river, which is a great result for the environment and water users around Pyramid Creek and downstream," said Mr Cooper.
G-MW is the Victorian constructing authority for the MDBC and engineers from G-MW's Kerang office managed the project to deliver a first-class outcome.
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