Overview
Redcliffe wastewater treatment plant serves Clontarf in Queensland, Australia, with a population equivalent of 57,908. The facility is operational and located near the coast of Moreton Bay.
Redcliffe wastewater treatment plant is located in Clontarf, within the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. It serves a population equivalent of 57,908, making it a medium-sized agglomeration under Australian regulatory frameworks. The plant is operational and plays a key role in managing municipal wastewater for the Redcliffe Peninsula area. As a treatment facility in Australia, it operates under state and national environmental regulations, including the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (Queensland) and the National Water Quality Management Strategy. For a plant of this scale, secondary treatment is typically required, with potential nutrient removal to protect sensitive coastal waters. The designed capacity is 1.00 (likely in megaliters per day or similar unit), indicating the plant's infrastructure scale. The plant discharges into the local catchment that drains into Moreton Bay, a large semi-enclosed bay on the eastern Australian coast. Moreton Bay supports diverse marine ecosystems, including seagrass meadows, mangroves, and fish habitats. The bay is an important ecological and recreational resource, and the plant's operations contribute to maintaining water quality in this sensitive coastal environment.
Environmental context
Redcliffe WWTP discharges into the catchment that flows into Moreton Bay, which is part of the South Pacific Ocean. Moreton Bay is a shallow, semi-enclosed bay that supports extensive seagrass beds, mangrove forests, and intertidal flats, providing critical habitat for marine species including dugongs, turtles, and migratory shorebirds. The bay is also a key recreational and commercial fishing area. Effective wastewater treatment is essential to prevent nutrient enrichment and protect the bay's ecological health.
Frequently asked questions
Redcliffe wastewater treatment plant is located at Oasis Court, Clontarf, in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. It serves the Redcliffe Peninsula area.
The plant serves a population equivalent of 57,908, making it a medium-sized municipal wastewater treatment facility in Queensland.
The plant discharges treated effluent into the local catchment that flows into Moreton Bay, a coastal embayment on the eastern Australian seaboard.
The plant operates under Queensland's Environmental Protection Act 1994 and the National Water Quality Management Strategy. Australian treatment plants of this scale typically require secondary treatment with nutrient removal to protect sensitive coastal waters.
For a medium-sized agglomeration in Australia, secondary treatment with nutrient removal is standard to meet discharge limits for nitrogen and phosphorus, especially when discharging to coastal environments like Moreton Bay.
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