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The Picton Water Resource Recovery Facility treats wastewater from local homes and businesses, producing high quality recycled water to irrigate crops at our Picton Farm. We're investigating alternative ways to manage the recycled water we produce, upgrade the Picton facility and expand the Picton Wastewater Scheme.
We provide wastewater services to Picton, Tahmoor, Thirlmere, Bargo and Buxton as part of the Picton Wastewater Scheme.
Wastewater from homes and businesses is treated at the Picton Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) to produce recycled water, which is used to irrigate crops at our Picton Farm.
As communities in the area have continued to grow, wastewater flows to the facility have increased, exceeding the capacity at our farm to reuse all the recycled water we produce. This impacts our ability to allow new wastewater connections to the Picton Wastewater Scheme for housing and growth.
We're working on solutions to manage the recycled water we produce at the Picton facility and expand the Picton Wastewater Scheme, to support growth and protect the environment. This includes opportunities to increase the use of recycled water in the community, to support a sustainable water supply for the future.
As part of our plan, we are working closely with the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and Wollondilly Shire Council to identify options that:
Although developing this plan is complex and challenging, we're committed to providing a reliable and sustainable facility that enables development for new homes and businesses in the area to connect to the wastewater system.
Picton Water Resource Recovery Facility
The Picton Wastewater Scheme includes pipelines, pumping stations and the Picton WRRF.
The Picton WRRF uses multiple treatment steps and processes to produce high quality tertiary treated recycled water. This includes screening, biological treatment, clarification, filtration and disinfection.
We currently use the recycled water for irrigating 119 hectares of land on our 175 hectare farm.
In limited circumstances, excess recycled water can be released into Stonequarry Creek. This is controlled through an Environment Protection Licence for the Picton WRRF, which is regulated by the EPA. The frequency and amount of recycled water that can be released must comply with the conditions set by the EPA.
We've been assessing and making improvements to the facility over a number of years. This includes:
We welcome feedback and can answer your questions. Send a message.
We provide wastewater services to Picton, Tahmoor, Thirlmere, Bargo and Buxton as part of the Picton Wastewater Scheme.
We'd like to thank the Picton community for taking the time to provide comments and complete our survey as part of our investigations to assess the potential of a recycled water scheme to service properties in the Picton area.
We're investigating the potential of a recycled water scheme to service properties in the Picton area and are currently assessing the feasibility of the project.
We provide wastewater services to Picton, Tahmoor, Thirlmere, Bargo and Buxton as part of the Picton Wastewater Scheme.
Our Decisions Report for the Review of Environmental Factors for the proposed Picton Water Recycling Plant upgrade is now available.
We're in the process of reviewing and considering all submissions for the Review of Environmental Factors, and are currently preparing a Decisions Report.
We have been engaging with Transport for NSW (TfNSW) about the proposed Picton bypass road.
Learn more about the Picton treatment, reuse and discharge project by attending one of our online community sessions.
The Review of Environmental Factors (REF) (4 MB) report is now available to download.
We're looking to upgrade the Picton WRRF.
Since late 2015, we have been working with the local community and interest groups to help determine a preferred solution for the Picton Water Recycling Plant.