Overview
Emu Park wastewater treatment plant serves approximately 6,260 people in Queensland, Australia. The facility is operational and located near the coast in the Livingstone Shire region.
Emu Park wastewater treatment plant is a municipal facility located in the coastal town of Emu Park, Queensland, Australia. The plant serves a population of around 6,260 residents and is situated near the Emu Park Golf Club, within the Livingstone Shire local government area. As a small-scale treatment facility, it plays a key role in managing domestic wastewater for this coastal community. The plant operates under Australia's regulatory framework for wastewater treatment, which includes state-level environmental protection policies. For a facility of this size, typical treatment processes involve primary and secondary treatment stages to meet discharge standards set by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science. The designed capacity of the plant is 1.00 megalitres per day, indicating its scale relative to the population served. The treated effluent from Emu Park WWTP is discharged into the local environment, likely into the Coral Sea via nearby waterways. The plant's proximity to the coast (within 50 km) means that its discharge must comply with stringent nutrient and pathogen limits to protect marine ecosystems. The receiving waters support diverse aquatic life and are part of the Great Barrier Reef catchment area, making effective treatment essential for downstream ecological health.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the coastal waters of the Coral Sea, part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park catchment. This region supports sensitive marine habitats including seagrass meadows and coral reefs. Effective nutrient removal is critical to prevent algal blooms and protect biodiversity in this ecologically significant area.
Frequently asked questions
Emu Park WWTP is located at Emu Park Golf Club, Emu Park Road, Emu Park, Queensland, Australia, within the Livingstone Shire local government area.
The plant serves approximately 6,260 residents in the Emu Park area, a coastal town in Queensland.
Treated effluent from the plant is discharged into the local environment, likely into waterways that flow to the Coral Sea, subject to Queensland's environmental discharge standards.
The plant operates under Queensland's Environmental Protection Act and the Australian Water Quality Guidelines, which set discharge limits for nutrients and pathogens to protect coastal ecosystems.
For a small coastal plant like Emu Park, typical treatment includes primary sedimentation and secondary biological treatment, often with disinfection, to meet state-level effluent quality standards.
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