Burnie ocean outfall accommodates one wastewater treatment plant (Burnie) and serves the area of Burnie local government areas. Approximately 6.3 ML of treated effluent is discharged daily into the Bass Strait through a submerged ocean outfall pipe located 200 metres from the treatment plant.
Licence | EPN 7297/1 |
Scale | 9000 kL/day |
Population serviced | ~19,900 |
Treatment level | Tertiary |
Type | Ocean |
The monthly average of assessable pollutants and total flow volume in Burnie on
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The monthly average of assessable pollutants and total flow volume in Burnie on
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