Northern Territory

Leanyer Sanderson
Outfall

Leanyer outfall accommodates one wastewater treatment plant (Leanyer/Sanderson) and serves the area of Darwin's northern suburbs including Rapid Creek, Tiwi, Leanyer, Malak and Muirhead. Approximately 15 ML of treated effluent is discharged daily via a gravity fed outfall pipe into the upper reaches of Buffalo Creek, a macro-tidal mangrove estuary. The discharge point is approximately seven kilometres from the mouth of the creek.

Managed by Power and Water Corporation

LicenceWDL 147
Scale15 ML/day
Population serviced»56,000
Treatment levelSecondary - Waste Stabilisation Ponds
TypeOcean
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