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Finger Point
Outfall

Finger Point ocean outfall accommodates one wastewater treatment plant (Finger Point WWTP) and serves the area of Mount Gambier through a 30 km length of pumping and gravity pipelines, and Port McDonnell. Approximately 6 ML/day of treated effluent is discharged to the sea via a short outfall pipe terminating at a rock shelf 100 metres beyond the high water mark.

Managed by South Australian Water Corporation

LicenceEPA1510
Scale6 ML/day
Population serviced~29,500
Treatment levelSecondary
TypeOcean
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