Yeppoon West Wastewater Treatment Plant, Barmaryee, Queensland

Yeppoon West is a wastewater treatment plant located on Rockhampton-Yeppoon Road in Barmaryee, within the Livingstone Shire of Queensland, Australia. The plant serves a population of approximately 18,240 residents, classifying it as a medium-sized municipal facility. It is situated inland, away from the immediate coastal zone, and is part of the region's wastewater infrastructure. As an operational plant in Australia, Yeppoon West is subject to national and state-level environmental regulations, including the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (Queensland) and the Australian Water Quality Guidelines. The plant has a designed capacity of 1.00 million liters per day, indicating its scale. The treated effluent from Yeppoon West is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Coral Sea via the Fitzroy River system. The receiving environment supports diverse aquatic life and is important for regional water quality. The plant plays a key role in protecting downstream ecosystems and maintaining the health of the Great Barrier Reef catchment area.

Yeppoon West discharges into the Fitzroy River basin, which flows into the Coral Sea near Rockhampton. This watershed is part of the larger Great Barrier Reef catchment, making nutrient and pollutant management critical. The downstream environment supports diverse marine and estuarine habitats, including seagrass beds and mangrove forests, which are sensitive to wastewater inputs.