THIS weekend is the last chance for residents to have their say about what the council should look for in finding a location for a wastewater treatment plant in the city's south.
Residents can have their say until 5pm on Monday, August 20, for the facility that will service development at Yarrabilba, Logan Village, Chambers Flat and Park Ridge.
The council is looking for a site roughly to the north of the Jimboomba commercial area.
Although the community has been offered a say, the council must meet strict requirements for such a plant.
It is seeking about 10 hectares of flood-free land for the plant itself, with a further 550 metres buffer zone.
The site needs to be near the development areas of Yarrabilba, Logan Village, Chambers Flat and Park Ridge, with another planned for Cedar Grove.
It also has to be where treated water can be released to a waterway, irrigation area or business.
Council will use community feedback and technical, environmental, financial and social criteria to determine a location.
Logan City Council City water committee chairman Phil Pidgeon said the council had not endorsed any sites before the consultation period started last month.
“Council has put this out to the community and feedback from residents will be considered before any decisions are made,” he said.
“We will make our decision based on a combination of community feedback and technical, environmental, financial and social criteria.”
The plant will be needed in the next three to four years to meet population growth.
“Council currently has permanent plants at Loganholme and Beenleigh and temporary facilities at Jimboomba and Flagstone,” Cr Pidgeon said.
“This new treatment plant will service new development at Yarrabilba, Logan Village, Chambers Flat and Park Ridge, while another one is planned at Cedar Grove.”
Cr Pidgeon said the facility would have a much smaller footprint than traditional plants and would use high quality odour treatment.
“Council is looking at using new technology such as membrane bio-reactors and wetlands to polish the treated water to a very high quality,” he said. “It is essential infrastructure for our community that we need to build.”
Council spends about $100 million on water and wastewater infrastructure annually and the plant will be funded by developer contributions.
Residents can have their say until 5pm on Monday, August 20 by going to haveyoursaylogan.engagementhq.com/