Effluent Disposal
The majority of residences within the Bathurst Local Government Area are connected to the reticulated sewerage system. However some of the rural residences require the installation of on-site effluent...
View ArticleTrade Waste
Trade waste means all liquid waste produced from a business, commercial or industrial activity other than sewage of a domestic nature (i.e. liquid waste from toilet, hand wash basin, shower and bath...
View ArticleGreywater Reuse Policy
Greywater is defined as the wastewater from the bath, shower, laundry and hand basins.
View ArticleWastewater Treatment Works - The History
Surveys for the first sewerage system began in 1910, and the treatment plant was completed in 1915. The original treatment plant consisted of huge underground septic tanks. Liquid overflow (effluent)...
View ArticleWastewater Treatment - The Need for Sewer Treatment Plant
The Need for a Sewerage System In the early years of settlement the people of Bathurst installed cesspits at individual dwellings to collect and store human wastes. The first organised disposal system...
View ArticleWastewater Treatment Works - The Process
IDEA With Biological Phosphorus Removal ("BIO-P") Testing the liquid discharge from the existing aeration tanks has shown that, under the right conditions, bacteria which can take up large amounts of...
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