Australia Plans Victoria Wastewater Project

Australia is to set up a A$12m ($10.1m) wastewater project to recycle salty wastewater for local industry and pasture irrigation in western Victoria.

The project includes setting up a brine transfer station at Warrnambool industrial estate to receive brine from regional industries.

Construction of a dedicated pipeline to bring brine to new treatment facility, which will be constructed at the Warrnambool Water Reclamation Plant, will also be included in the project.

A new treatment process will be set up at the existing reclamation plant handling commercial and domestic wastewater.

The project is expected to process nearly 3,000 megalitres a year of recycled water and will be funded by Wannon Water and a government grant of A$1.9m ($1.6m).