The town's water supply has been maintained despite the Longwood Treatment Plant remaining offline since the fires.
Customers continue to receive safe and reliable drinking water through a daily water carting program. Trucks transport water from the Seymour Water Treatment Plant to Longwood’s storage tanks to maintain supply.
Two new storage tanks have been installed to support the carting activities, increasing the town's storage capacity and improving reliability while long-term solutions are identified.
GV Water planning and assets general manager Regan Flanagan said the assessment process would guide the future direction of Longwood’s water security.
“We ask for patience as we investigate every option to come up with the most effective way of ensuring our customers receive the reliability and quality they deserve,” Ms Flanagan said.
“Water carting will continue for as long as required to maintain supply throughout the assessment period.”
Prior to the fires, Longwood’s raw water supply was sourced from Nine Mile Creek and treated at the Longwood Water Treatment Plant.
The treatment plant and creek catchment were heavily affected by fire, with no water able to be treated at the site since January.
GV Water has assembled a team to investigate future water supply options for Longwood and will engage directly with the community as part of the assessment process.
Water remains vital to the social, environmental and economic wellbeing of rural towns, and GV Water is committed to delivering a solution that meets Longwood’s needs now and into the future.
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