Georges River wastewater treatment plants

Effluent from two of the Georges River plants, Glenfield and Liverpool, is transported to Malabar for discharge into the ocean. However, during periods of wet weather, when the capacity of the system is exceeded, treated wastewater from these plants may be discharged into the Georges River. The third Georges River plant (Fairfield) operates only in wet weather.

Treatment plant	Treatment level	Discharge (ML/day)1	Equivalent population2	Discharge location
Glenfield	Partial tertiary	0	137,000	Treated wastewater transported to Malabar; occasionally discharged to Georges River in wet weather.
Liverpool	Secondary	0	63,000	Treated wastewater transported to Malabar; occasionally discharged to Georges River in wet weather.
Fairfield	Primary	0		Treated wastewater discharged to Orphan School Creek (to Georges River) during wet weather.

1 Average daily dry weather discharge.

2 Equivalent population (EP): an estimate of the number of people served by a treatment plant.