New South Wales

Vaucluse
Outfall

the Vaucluse peninsula wastewater system (VWS), which comprises three sub-catchments: Vaucluse (VC), Diamond Bay North (DB1), and Diamond Bay South (DB2). The VWS is located within the local government areas (LGA) of Woollahra and Waverley, on the peninsula of land bound by South Head to the north, Sydney Harbour to the west, the Tasman Sea to the east, and Rose Bay-Dover Heights to the south. The Vaucluse outfall is located within the suburb of Vaucluse in the Woollahra LGA. It is the northern-most outfall, situated at the base of an 80 m high cliff, below the southern corner of Christison Park.

Managed by Sydney Water

Licence1688
Scale30 ML/day
Population serviced~3500
Treatment levelUntreated
TypeOcean
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