Tweed Heads West Wastewater Treatment Plant, Tweed Heads, New South Wales

Tweed Heads West wastewater treatment plant is located in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia. The plant is now decommissioned and no longer in operation. It previously served a population of around 29,582 people in the Tweed Heads area. As a decommissioned facility, the plant no longer treats wastewater. During its operational life, it would have been subject to Australian wastewater regulations, which require appropriate treatment levels based on the receiving environment. The plant had a designed capacity of 1.00 million liters per day. The plant is situated within 50 km of the coast, and its treated effluent would have discharged into local waterways that flow to the Pacific Ocean. The Tweed River and its estuary are important ecological habitats supporting diverse aquatic life and migratory birds.

The plant is located near the Tweed River, which flows into the Pacific Ocean at Tweed Heads. The river and its estuary support diverse aquatic life, including fish, crustaceans, and waterbirds. The coastal environment is ecologically sensitive, with nearby beaches and marine habitats that benefit from proper wastewater management.