1920s Pump house and filtration beds, Manly Dam

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Record number46862Datec1920sDescriptionBy 1920 ongoing development in the catchment area of Manly dam had degraded the quality of the water in the dam and a water treatment plant was built below the dam wall. A filtration plant was installed, with a setting and coagulating basin, gravel and sand filtration beds, inspection chambers and a clear water basin.The former treatment plant and the pumping station buildings are no longer owned by Sydney Water. MenuPlace | Suburbs L-M | Manly Vale (N.S.W.)Service | Utilities and Services | WaterSourceWater BoardSubjectsDamsNew South WalesManlyManly Dam (N.S.W.)Manly Warringah War Memorial Park (N.S.W.)KeywordsDams|New South Wales|Manly|Manly Dam (N.S.W.)|Manly Warringah War Memorial Park (N.S.W.)Physical descriptionPhotograph; Digital Image 400 DPICopyrightThis item may be used freely for research and study purposes, for all other uses contact State Library of NSW. Please acknowledge that the item is courtesy of Sydney Water

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1920s Pump house and filtration beds, Manly Dam