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Port Pirie
Outfall

Port Pirie ocean outfall accommodates one wastewater treatment plant (Port Pirie) and serves the City of Port Pirie, situated on the eastern side of Spencer Gulf, about 240 km north of Adelaide. Approximately 4.1 ML of treated effluent is discharged daily via a 300m outfall channel and into the tidal Second Creek, which meanders for about 6km north-west to the Spencer Gulf.

Managed by South Australian Water Corporation

LicenceEPA1530
Scale4.1 ML/day
Population serviced~14,250
Treatment levelSecondary
TypeOcean
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