The largest Waste Water Treatment Plant of its kind in Tasmania is now operating in Cambridge.

The plant is designed to produce safe, recycled water and will service the sewered township of Cambridge, the industrial area along Kennedy Drive and the Hobart International Airport including businesses along Holyman Avenue.

Alderman Campbell said that the $7.7 Million dollar project was not only an outstanding infrastructure support for current development in the area but that the plant's modular design enabled it to support increased capacity in the future and protect sensitive local habitat by enabling the reuse of wastewater resources.

"The plant will produce Class A+ treated wastewater for use in the Seven Mile Beach branch of the Coal River Water Recycling Scheme.

"We estimate the plant will provide a potential 120 megalitres per annum of recycled water to the Tasmania Golf Course, Royal Hobart Golf Course, Llanherne Golf Course and Westland Nurseries."

Further, Alderman Campbell said that the new infrastructure illustrated best practice partnership between local government and business, citing Clarence council's successful partnership with the Hobart International Airport PL (HIAPL).

"HIAPL has made a major capital contribution to the plant and signed a cost-sharing agreement for maintenance and operational costs," Alderman Campbell said.

"This considerable investment is on top of a comprehensive upgrade of potable water infrastructure in the area and the installation of data conduit and new fire control reticulation for the Hobart International Airport."

The new Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant will be officially opened in January 2009.