Overview
Tatura wastewater treatment plant serves the town of Tatura in Victoria, Australia. It is an operational facility managing municipal wastewater for a population of approximately 5,834.
The Tatura wastewater treatment plant is located near Toolamba West, Victoria, serving the town of Tatura in the City of Greater Shepparton. This operational facility manages municipal wastewater for a population of around 5,834 residents, reflecting a small to medium agglomeration scale. As an Australian plant, it operates under state and national environmental regulations, including the Environment Protection Act 2017 (Victoria) and the National Water Quality Management Strategy. The plant discharges treated effluent into local waterways, likely tributaries of the Goulburn River, which flows into the Murray River system. This catchment supports agricultural irrigation and diverse aquatic ecosystems, making effective nutrient removal critical to prevent algal blooms and maintain water quality downstream.
Environmental context
The plant's treated effluent enters the Goulburn River catchment, part of the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia's largest river system. This basin supports extensive agriculture and is ecologically sensitive to nutrient loading. Downstream, the Murray River reaches the Southern Ocean via the Murray Mouth in South Australia, a Ramsar-listed wetland of international importance. Effective wastewater treatment helps protect these downstream environments from eutrophication and habitat degradation.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located near Toolamba West, on Toolamba-Rushworth Road, in the City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia.
The plant serves approximately 5,834 residents of Tatura and surrounding areas.
Treated effluent is discharged into local waterways within the Goulburn River catchment, part of the Murray-Darling Basin.
The plant operates under Victoria's Environment Protection Act 2017 and the National Water Quality Management Strategy, which set discharge standards to protect water quality.
For a community of this size, typical treatment includes secondary biological processes (e.g., activated sludge or lagoon systems) often followed by disinfection, to meet state discharge limits.
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