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Campaspe Asset Management, an
equal joint venture between United Utilities Australia and
Origin Energy Asset Management, is carrying out operations
for regional Victorian water utility Coliban Water.
Field services, water and wastewater
treatment, IT, revenue collections, operations and maintenance,
have been outsourced to the joint venture company.
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The contract, which began
on July 1, 2003, is for 10 years. The term may be extended
for another five years.
Campaspe Asset Management
combines United Utilities Australia’s know how in water and
wastewater treatment with Origin Energy Asset Management’s
wide experience in network management and retail services.
United Utilities Australia,
a wholly owned subsidiary of UK multi-utility United Utilities
PLC, has operations in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
and South Australia. Origin Energy Asset Management, part
of Origin Energy, provides operational and management services
to a wide range of industries and retail customers. These
include managing more than 18,000 km of natural gas networks
servicing over 888,000 homes and businesses.
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Coliban Water
Centred on the old gold mining towns of Bendigo and Castlemaine,
Coliban Water provides water and wastewater services to 130,000
customers across 16,500 km of central and northern Victoria.
Its assets include:
• 1800km of water mains
• 490 km of rural channels
• 70 km of main channel
• 8 major and 79 minor water storages including tanks,
basins and reservoirs
• 22 water treatment plants
• 10 wastewater treatment plants
• 174 water and wastewater pumping stations.
Campaspe Asset Management
employs approximately 80 people.
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