# Emerald's Black Gully wastewater plant upgrade commences

A $23 million upgrade to Emerald's Black Gully Waste Water Treatment Plant has officially commenced, led by Aquatec Maxcon. The project will more than double the plant's capacity and is jointly funded by the Queensland Government and Central Highlands Regional Council.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-05-06
- Where: Emerald, Queensland, Australia
- Value: $17.3M (23.0M AUD)
- Starts operating: Jun 2018
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: more than double current capacity
- Products: wastewater treatment
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Aquatec Maxcon](https://endata.com/companies/22830.md)
- [Central Highlands Regional Council](https://endata.com/companies/24084.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [industryqld.com.au](https://industryqld.com.au/work-starts-on-23m-waste-water-plant-upgrade/), 2017-05-06: "It's with great pleasure that I can use this shovel to symbolise the start of another project that will greatly benefit, not only Emerald, but the Central Highlands region."

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