Goldenfields Water Chairperson, Cr Alan White, and Deputy Chairperson, Cr Graham Sinclair, pictured standing in front of the impressive Mobile Filtration Truck.
The new Goldenfields Water mobile filtration truck is now operating across our communities, delivering cutting-edge water treatment technology where it’s needed most.
Goldenfields Water invested in the company-owned unit, one of only a few of its kind in Australia, to provide a faster, more efficient method of cleaning and filtering water mains using the latest available technology.
Traditionally, water pipes have been cleaned via ‘flushing’, which occurs by opening fire hydrants and letting water discharge out into the street. The mobile filtration truck saves this water by attaching to two fire hydrants and creating a temporary above-ground loop through which the
water is circulated, cleaned by a filtration system, and returned to the pipe. The mobile filtration truck flushes the water between the hydrants at a velocity that intentionally stirs up the sediments, and strips build-up from the sides of the pipes, resulting in a more effective clean than traditional flushing.
The mobile filtration truck commenced operations in Grong Grong in October 2025 and has achieved excellent results.
Grong Grong was deliberately selected as a smaller community representing a lower risk of possible service impacts while staff trialled the new system. Staff undertook minor modifications and improvements as a result of the trial to ensure the system operated at its full potential. Since then, it has successfully completed mains cleaning works in Junee, West Wyalong, Coolamon and most recently, Temora.
Goldenfields Water Chairperson Cr Alan White commended staff on the results achieved throughout this program thus far, noting: “Staff are currently working through the process of validating the impact of this new system, and the results being achieved have been impressive. If we are able to achieve our intended results with this system, we should see a significant reduction in overall discoloured water customer calls, and it could potentially save millions of dollars in future capital expenditure by preventing the need to construct new major treatment plants to improve water quality results”.
Residents will receive notifications via mail and may also notice digital notifications and physical signage when the truck is in their community.
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