Sewage Pumping Station 67
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| Sewage Pumping Station 67 | |
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  Location of Sewage Pumping Station 67 in Sydney  Sewage Pumping Station 67 (Australia) | |
| Location | Grand Avenue, North Camellia, City of Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°49′06″S 151°01′25″E / 33.8183°S 151.0237°E |
| Built | 1929–1930 |
| Architect | Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board |
| Architectural style(s) | Federation Free Style |
| Owner | Sydney Water |
| Official name | Sewage Pumping Station 67; SPS 67. SP0067 |
| Type | State heritage (built) |
| Designated | 15 November 2002 |
| Reference no. | 1643 |
| Type | Sewage Pump House/Pumping Station |
| Category | Utilities - Sewerage |
| Builders | Public Works Department |
Sewage Pumping Station 67 is a heritage-listed sewage pumping station located on Grand Avenue, in the Sydney suburb of Camellia, in the City of Parramatta local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed and built by the Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board from 1929 to 1930. It is also known as SPS 67 and SP0067. The pumping station is owned by Sydney Water. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 15 November 2002.[1]
Early in the development of Parramatta, the Parramatta River was used for the disposal of sewage. By the early 20th century, when the effects of the polluted river could no longer be tolerated, a bacterial treatment plant was constructed by the Public Works Department and transferred to the Parramatta Council. The scheme provided for combined sewerage and drainage and drained to a steam pumping station which lifted the sewage to a treatment plant for processing before discharge to the river. The system was transferred to the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply & Sewerage in 1916. In 1930 the treatment works ceased operation with the completion of the Northern Suburbs Ocean Outfall Sewer (NSOOS) to Dundas and construction of SP0067, which then collected all of the sewage previously flowing to the treatment works and pumped it through a rising main to the NSOOS at Dundas.[1]
The pumping units were installed in 1956 and units in about 1966 when they replaced the original pumps.[1]
Description
SP0067, Camellia is a low level sewage pumping station located adjacent to James Ruse Drive. Architecturally the building was designed in a utilitarian version of the Federation Free Style. Externally there is a tiled gable roof with three large ventilators and boxed eaves; light brown tuck pointed brickwork formed into bays by brick piers with a rendered string course and polychrome dentil course; and large multi-paned steel framed windows. The front facade consists of a gabled parapet with a curvilinear apex feature, rendered cornice, projecting brick piers and a rendered string course. The entrance consists of a steel roller shutter door with a rendered bracketed cornice over. There are mature palm trees near the entrance to the site along with a row of cypress pines. The station is located adjacent to several office buildings, with a park-like setting located immediately to the front of the site.[1]
The building fabric is substantially intact.[1]
