Woy Woy ground water plan proceeds

Woy Woy has been identified as one of several locations that could be capable of delivering significant quantities of ground water.

In a joint press release, Gosford and Wyong mayors, Cr Malcolm Brooks and Cr Brenton Pavier, said that it was reasonable to expect groundwater on the Central Coast to be delivering 15ML a day by early 2006 which equates to 375 semi-trailer tankers a day.

"Where it is not of drinking quality, it would be used for irrigation or other non-drinking uses, thereby freeing up drinking water," said Cr Brooks.

The Central Coast uses, on average during a year, 80ML of water a day.

A total of 110 bore sites have been identified across the Coast and, as at the end of October, 42 test bores have been drilled.

The councils are currently obtaining approvals from the relevant regulatory bodies for these "essential developments".

Press release, November 30 Emily Bellemore, Hill and Knowlton