Victoria

Boags Rock (Mt Martha, Somers, Boneo)
Outfall

South Eastern outfall accommodates four wastewater treatment plants (Eastern plant, Mt Martha, Somers, and Boneo) and serves the area of Melbourne's southern and eastern suburbs. Approximately 350 ML (dry weather) - 1700 ML (wet weather) of treated effluent is discharged daily to Bass Strait via an outfall pipe located 20 - 30 meters below the tide mark at Boags Rock.

Managed by South East Water

Licence74189
Scale13 ML/day
Population serviced~54,000
Treatment levelActivated Sludge and Tertiary
TypeOcean
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