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Desalination virtual tour

Here you'll find all you need to know about Sydney's desalination plant and the important part that desalination plays in securing our water supply.

You can follow this tour through to the end in the same order as a guided tour of the actual plant. You can also use the tour map or quick links to go directly to a particular section.

Note: You must have Adobe Flash Player installed to view this tour.

Sydney Water has opened a state of the art Water Recycling Education Centre at St Marys, the location of Sydney's largest water recycling scheme. This facility is available to high schools, TAFEs and universities for excursions, education and training purposes.

Learn more about the St Marys Water Education Centre (PDF - 289KB) .

Wastewater treatment plant virtual tour

This virtual tour shows you how Sydney Water manages and treats wastewater to protect the environment and your health. You will also learn how Sydney Water re-uses the treated solids (biosolids), and re-use and recycle wastewater.

Note: You must have Adobe Flash Player installed to view this tour. If not, click on the HTML version.

Where can I go on a tour?

If you live in Sydney Water's area of operations, your tap water will have been treated at one of our water filtration plants. Your wastewater would have been treated at one of our wastewater treatment or recycled water plants.

Sydney Water runs guided tours of these facilities for organised groups. The tours offer insight into Sydney Water's operations and the connection between home/school and water supply and wastewater treatment. They also showcase the latest technology in supplying, treating and managing our water and wastewater, including recycling.

Read about the features of each plant that can be visited including their location, the requirements and health and safety advice.

You can also read general tour information for all water fitration plants (PDF - 434KB) and sewage treatment plants (PDF - 471KB) .


 
Tours are
available for groups in Sydney Water's area of operations

Who can attend and what do I need to do?

Sydney Water runs tours for secondary schools, TAFE, universities, community groups, and professional delegations. The plants are working environments, so tours are not available for primary school students. Groups of up to 50 can be accommodated at all sites except the desalination plant where 30 is the maximum number.

Please note: limited bookings for the above facilities are available.

To book a tour, complete the booking form.

For any other enquiries, call the Community Education toll free number on 1800 724 650 or email our tours coordinator.

What happens on a tour?


 
Tours groups can visit water filtration, sewage treatment and water recycling plants.

The tour starts with a presentation to explain the plant and its relationship to the water cycle. The guide introduces the key concepts and processes of water and wastewater treatment and recycling.

The guide gives a health and safety briefing before you walk through the plant where the guide will explain each of the different processes used.

After the tour, the group returns to the meeting room, where they can ask questions and find out more about Sydney Water's operations. Brochures about the facility are available. Groups spend about two hours at the plant.

Visit a dam

Sydney's dams are managed by Sydney Catchment Authority. Educational visits are available to Warragamba Dam.

Find out more about visiting Sydney's dams.

Sydney Water educational visits

A Sydney Water education officer may be available to talk to primary schools about Sydney Water's operations and programs.

Call 1800 724 650 or email our tours coordinator.


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Where Sydney Water tours are offered.