Overview
Halls Head wastewater treatment plant serves the City of Mandurah in Western Australia, Australia. It is an operational facility with a designed capacity of 1.00 volume units, serving a population of 25,180.
Halls Head wastewater treatment plant is located in the City of Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia. The facility serves a population of 25,180 and has a designed capacity of 1.00 volume units, indicating it is a medium-scale plant supporting the local community. The plant operates under Australia's national regulatory framework, which includes the National Water Quality Management Strategy and state-level environmental protection regulations. For a plant of this scale, secondary treatment is typically required to meet discharge standards, ensuring protection of receiving waters. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains to the Indian Ocean via the Peel-Harvey Estuary system. This estuary is ecologically significant, supporting diverse aquatic life and migratory bird species. The plant's operations are crucial for maintaining water quality in this sensitive coastal environment.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Peel-Harvey Estuary, a large coastal lagoon system connected to the Indian Ocean. This estuary is an important ecological area that supports seagrass meadows, fish nurseries, and migratory shorebirds. The plant's treatment performance directly affects nutrient levels and water quality in this sensitive downstream environment.
Frequently asked questions
Halls Head wastewater treatment plant is located on McLarty Road in Halls Head, within the City of Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia.
The plant serves a population of 25,180 people in the City of Mandurah area.
The treated effluent from Halls Head plant is discharged into the local watershed, which flows into the Peel-Harvey Estuary and ultimately the Indian Ocean.
The plant operates under Australia's National Water Quality Management Strategy and Western Australia's environmental protection regulations, which set discharge standards to protect water quality.
For a plant of this scale in Australia, secondary treatment is typically required to meet discharge standards, often including biological processes to reduce organic matter and nutrients.
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