NSW Engineering Timeline: Country Towns Water Supply
From Engineering Heritage Australia
| Pre 1788 | 1788-1799 | 1800-1819 | 1820-1839 | 1840-1859 | 1860-1879 | 1800-1899 |
| Rivers and streams | Wells | 1876 – William Clarke commissioned to advise on water supply and sewerage works. | Country Towns Water Supply & Sewerage (CTWS&S) Act 1880. Bathurst, Goulburn & Orange c.1886. Thirteen thin arch dams for country towns between 1896 and 1908. Lithgow first thin arch dam, completed 1896. |
| 1900-1919 | 1920-1939 | 1940-1959 | 1960-1979 | 1980-1999 | 2000-2019 |
| 1936 South West Tablelands Water Supply Scheme commenced | 1943 Fish River (Central Tablelands) Water Supply Scheme commenced. 1957 Oberon to Wallerawang, first use of prestressed pipes in Australia. |
Combined Gosford-Wyong project commenced, 1975. Tweed District scheme commenced in late 1960s. Lower Clarence district scheme built in 1960s. Coffs Harbour district scheme built in 1970s. Nambucca district scheme. (Date ?) Kempsey district scheme serving Kempsey and the Lower Macleay towns (Date ?) Manning district scheme (Date ?) Northern Shoalhaven district scheme (Date ?) Batemans Bay – Moruya scheme (Date ?) Bega district scheme (Date ?) |
Water filtration made more affordable by the lagoon sedimentation process. | Closure of CTWS&S Program, 2017. 2008 - Safe and Secure Water Program (?) Commencement of Aboriginal Communities Water Supply & Sewerage Program, 2017 - | |
| 1900-1919 | 1920-1939 | 1940-1959 | 1960-1979 | 1980-1999 | 2000-2019 |
