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Foundation secures $100,000 for Centennial Parklands pond

Posted: 16 June 2010

Immediate Release          16/06/2010

The Centennial Parklands Foundation has secured funding of $100,000 from the Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority and the Australian Government as part of the Botany Bay Water Quality Improvement Program for the installation of a Gross Pollutant Trap (GPT) at Model Yacht Pond in Centennial Park.

Centennial Parklands ponds are fed by stormwater runoff from the surrounding suburbs which contains pollutants such as solid litter, silt and environmentally harmful nutrients. Model Yacht Pond, located near the headwaters of the catchment area, collects run-off from the heavily urbanised Bondi Junction commercial and residential centre. Given the position of this Pond, installation of a GPT in this critical location will make a significant contribution towards improving the water quality of the Botany Bay Catchment by preventing pollutants from moving through the ponds and into the catchment system.

Sarah Whyte, Chair of the Centennial Parklands Foundation said, ‘The Foundation is delighted to assist the Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust to improve water quality in the Parklands with the installation of this important device. Good water quality is vital for the health of the ponds and catchment area and for the welfare of native flora and fauna that rely on this environment.’

In the early 1990s water quality in the Centennial Parklands’ ponds was poor and the Trust undertook planning and design work which identified the need to direct the Parklands stormwater inflows into the ponds. Installation and maintenance of a GPT in this Pond is integral to the management of stormwater treatment in the Parklands.

The Centennial Parklands Foundation is a charitable organisation established by the Trust to fund environmental and education programs.

The application for funding was submitted in partnership with Waverley Council.

For more information, phone the Parklands Office on (02) 9339 6699.

 

Contact: Julie Hunter Ward

Phone: (02) 9339 6699