$5.6m pump upgrade to bolster Murwillumbah flood defences

$5.6m pump upgrade to bolster Murwillumbah flood defences

A $5.6 million upgrade of Murwillumbah’s Lavender Creek flood pumping station is now underway, with two new pumps set to significantly increase the town’s capacity to clear stormwater during floods. A draft addendum to the Murwillumbah CBD Levee and Drainage Study recommended an upgrade for the Lavender Creek pump station. Photo supplied. The new station will house two flood pumps capable of shifting a combined eight cubic metres of water every …

Lavender Creek one of three new pump stations coming to Murwillumbah

Image: blueringmedia/stock.adobe.comWork has begun on a $5.6 million upgrade to the Lavender Creek pump station as part of ongoing flood mitigation works across Murwillumbah.