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Penguin Heads (REMS)
Outfall

Penguin Head ocean outfall is under authorization of Northern Shoalhaven reclaimed water management scheme (REMS) which accommodates four wastewater treatment plant (Vincentia, Culburra, Callala, and St Georges Basin) and serves the surrounding area of Vincentia, Culburra, and Callala. Approximately 20000 KL per day of treated effluent is discharged to the Pacific Ocean through REMS ocean release point located at Penguin Head, Culburra Beach. The EPA also allows an Emergency Release Point to Jervis Bay located at Plantation Point to a maximum of 7780 kl per day.

Managed by Shoalhaven Water

Licence2419
Scale> 1000-5000 ML
Population serviced~63,000
TypeOcean
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The monthly average of assessable pollutants and total flow volume in Penguin Heads (REMS) on

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