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Brooklyn Wastewater Treatment Plant

The plant was built in 2007 as part of the Brooklyn and Dangar Island Sewerage Scheme and treats wastewater from the villages of Brooklyn, Dangar Island.

Sydney Water has withdrawn the application submitted to the Department of Planning and Infrastructure to increase the nutrient limits in discharges from the plant. [read more]

Dig and Repair

Sydney Water regularly checks its wastewater pipes for damage using closed circuit television. When these inspections find sections of pipe that are cracked, collapsed or damaged, dig and repair work may be required. [read more]

North Head Wastewater Treatment Plant

Sydney Water recently completed a $150 million improvement program at the North Head Wastewater Treatment Plant. This ensures reliable plant performance, ongoing protection of water quality and a safer work environment, in line with the environmental protection standards set by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) formerly the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage through to 2023. [read more]

Northern Beaches Local Solutions

Sydney Water is upgrading the wastewater system in the Northern Beaches area. The local solutions are projects to install new wastewater pipes and modify the wastewater system so it has more capacity. The work will help improve water quality at local waterways and beaches by reducing the frequency of wet weather overflows. [read more]

Northern Beaches Storage Project

Sydney Water is upgrading the wastewater system in the Northern Beaches area to improve water quality at local waterways and beaches by reducing the frequency of wet weather overflows. This project involves building an 18 million litre aboveground storage tank to temporarily store excess wastewater diverted from the Narrabeen Submain during very wet weather. [read more]

Repairs to the Northern Suburbs Ocean Outfall System (NSOOS)

The NSOOS is northern Sydney's largest wastewater system and runs from Blacktown to North Head Wastewater Treatment Plant in Manly. [read more]

Repairs to various connecting tunnels in the NSOOS

The NSOOS is northern Sydney's largest wastewater system and runs from Blacktown to North Head Wastewater Treatment Plant in Manly.

Sydney Water’s contractor, Metrocorp Technologies, is contracted to repair several tunnels that form part of the NSOOS.

This repair work will restore the tunnels close to their original structural condition and improve their operating performance and reliability. The work will also reduce the risk of overflows and ensure a high standard of wastewater services to customers in Sydney’s northern suburbs. [read more]

Renewable Energy

Sydney Water recently implemented a Renewable Energy Generation (REG) Program in line with its pledge to be carbon neutral by 2020. As part of the program, Sydney Water installed a cogeneration plant at Warriewood Wastewater Treatment Plant to convert biogas, a product of the wastewater treatment process, into electricity. The capacity of the cogeneration plant is over 250 kilowatts. Every year, it produces over 1,300 megawatt hours of green electricity and generates about 50% of the Treatment Plant's power.

Sydney Water also installed a hydro-electric generator at the North Head Sewage Treatment Plant, to capture energy from the flows of water and wastewater. The hydro-electric generator at North Head is the first of its kind in Australia. Thanks to this innovation, as well as a cogeneration unit, the Treatment Plant now generates about 40% of its own power. [read more]

Stormwater

Sydney Water provides stormwater services to over 1.1 million people, servicing more than 474,000 properties, In Sydney. [read more]

Warriewood Wastewater Treatment Plant

Sydney Water is upgrading Warriewood Wastewater Treatment Plant to improve the reliability of the plant’s operation, conserve energy, manage odours and provide for future population growth. [read more]

Wastewater System Rehabilitation

The Wastewater System Rehabilitation Program (SRP) improves the performance of the wastewater system, reduces sewage overflows and helps protect the local environment and public health. [read more.

Water Pressure Management Program

The Water Pressure Management Program carries out work to adjust inconsistent water pressure levels to more consistent levels. This will reduce the number of water pipe breaks and leaks, improve the reliability of the water supply system and will save water. [read more]