Sewerage monitoring report

We are required, under the 'Protection of the Environment' legislation, to publish the monitoring data of our water quality in accordance with the Protection of the Environment Amendment Act 2011.

The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued licences that authorises us to carry out the sewage treatment processing at the following plants:

Port Macquarie

Licence Details

Location: John Fraser Place, Port Macquarie
Environmental Protection Licence No.: 589

Discharge Monitoring Points:

  • EPA Monitoring Point 1: Kooloongbung Creek, Corner of Ocean Drive and Lake Road.
    Monitoring Frequency: Weekly water sampling and continuous on-line flow measurement.
  • EPA Monitoring Point 2: Overflow drain from treatment plant to Cattlebrook Creek.
    Monitoring Frequency: Water sampling during each wet weather overflow event.
  • EPA Monitoring Point 3: Overflow weir on balance tank prior to discharge to Cattlebrook Creek. 
    Monitoring Frequency: Flow measurement during each wet weather overflow event.

Licence Conditions of Discharge:

EPA Monitoring Point 1
BOD 20mg/L
Thermotolerant Coliforms 200 cfu/100mL
Ammonia 15 mg/L
Total Nitrogen 20 mg/L
Oil and Grease 10 mg/L
Total Phosphorous 1 mg/L
Total Suspended Solids 30 mg/L
pH 6.5-8.5
EPA Monitoring Point 3
Total Flow 37400 kL/day

*Refer to the Effluent Quality Glossary Terms(PDF, 80KB) for definitions of the above. 

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Camden Haven

Licence Details

Location: Tip Road (off The Boulevard), Dunbogan

Environmental Protection Licence No.: 805

Discharge Monitoring Points:

EPA Monitoring Point 1: Sampled from the treatment plant prior to discharge to Dunbogan Beach.
Monitoring Frequency: Weekly water sampling.

EPA Monitoring Point 2: Inlet to the treatment plant.
Monitoring Frequency: Continuous on-line flow measurement.

Licence Conditions of Discharge:

EPA Monitoring Point 1
BOD 20mg/L
Total Nitrogen 10 mg/L
Oil and Grease 10 mg/L
Total Phosphorous 3 mg/L
Total Suspended Solids 30 mg/L
pH 6.5-8.5
EPA Monitoring Point 1
Total Flow 10800 kL/day

*Refer to the Effluent Quality Glossary Terms(PDF, 80KB) for definitions of the above.

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Bonny Hills

License details

Location: Magellan Place, Bonny Hills
Environmental Protection Licence No.: 594

Discharge Monitoring Points:

  • EPA Monitoring Point 1: Sampled from the treatment plant prior to discharge to Rainbow Beach via a sand dune exfiltration system.
    Monitoring Frequency: Weekly water sampling.
  • EPA Monitoring Point 2: Overflow from wet weather detention ponds to Duchess Creek.
    Monitoring Frequency: Samples taken during each wet weather overflow from the creek.
  • EPA Monitoring Point 3:  Inlet to the treatment plant.
    Monitoring Frequency: Continuous on-line flow measurement.

Licence Conditions of Discharge:

EPA Monitoring Point 1
BOD 20mg/L
Oil and Grease 10mg/L
Total Suspended Solids 30mg/L
pH 6.5-8.5
EPA Monitoring Point 1
Total Flow 4000 kL/day

*Refer to the Effluent Quality Glossary Terms(PDF, 80KB) for definitions of the above.

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Wauchope

Licence Details

Location: Bain Street, Wauchope
Environmental Protection Licence No.: 804

Discharge Monitoring Points:

  • EPA Monitoring Point 1: Inlet to the treatment plant.
    Monitoring Frequency: Continuous online flow measurement.
  • EPA Monitoring Point 2: Discharge to Hastings River
  • EPA Monitoring Point 3: Sampled from the treatment plant prior to discharge into the Hastings River.
    Monitoring Frequency: Weekly water sampling and continuous on-line flow measurement.
  • EPA Monitoring Point 4: Overflow from treatment plant to Yippen Creek.
    Monitoring Frequency: Samples are taken during each wet weather overflow event.

Licence Conditions of Discharge:

EPA Monitoring Point 3
BOD 20mg/L
Ammonia 10 mg/L
Total Nitrogen 20 mg/L
Total Suspended Solids 30 mg/L
pH 6.5-8.5
EPA Monitoring Point 2
Total Flow

3800 kL/day (wet weather)

1600 kL/day (dry weather)

EPA Monitoring Point 4
Total Flow 20000 kl/day (wet weather)

*Refer to the Effluent Quality Glossary Terms(PDF, 80KB) for definitions of the above.

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Kew / Kendall

Licence Details

Location: Pacific Highway, Herons Creek
Environmental Protection Licence No.: 10339

Discharge Monitoring Points:

  • EPA Monitoring Point 1: Sampled from the treatment plant prior to discharge to the Camden Haven River.
    Monitoring Frequency: Water sampling during any discharge to the river.
  • EPA Monitoring Point 2: Forest plantation discharge (adjacent to the treatment plant).
    Monitoring Frequency: Weekly water sampling.
  • EPA Monitoring Point 4: Overflow from the effluent storage pond at the treatment plant.
    Monitoring Frequency: Water samples are taken during each wet weather overflow.
  • EPA Monitoring Point 5: Inlet to the treatment plant.
    Monitoring Frequency: Continuous online flow measurement.
  • EPA Monitoring Point 6: Outflow from the UV treatment system at the treatment plant.
    Monitoring Frequency: Weekly water sampling.

Licence Conditions of Discharge:

EPA Monitoring Point 1,2,3,4 and 6
BOD 20mg/L
Thermotolerant Coliforms 500 cfu/100mL
Total Suspended Solids 30 mg/L
pH 6.5-8.5
EPA Monitoring Point 1
Total Flow 2600 kL/da
EPA Monitoring Point 2
Total Flow 432 kL/day
EPA Monitoring Point 3
Total Flow 1000 kL/day

*Refer to the Effluent Quality Glossary Terms(PDF, 80KB) for definitions of the above.

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