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Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia
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Mount Martha Sewage Treatment Plant
c/o South East Water
20 Corporate Drive
Moorabbin, Victoria, 3189
Australia
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Plant Operation: Municipal
Processing: Wastewater
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Web site:
http://www.southeastwater.com.au/sewl/upload/document/mt_martha_treatment%20plant.pdf
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Plant/Process Description:
The Mount Martha Sewage Treatment Plant was built
in 1978 and serves the townships of Mornington,
Mount Eliza, Mount Martha, Somerville, Pearcedale
and Baxter. Wastewater from houses, factories and
office buildings is delivered to the plant by a
network of sewers and pumping stations.
When the wastewater arrives at the Plant, it is a
mixture of solid and liquid wastes, and water. By
far the largest component is water.
If the wastewater was left to decompose naturally
the process would be very slow and could smell
and create a health hazard.
Quite simply, the Plant accelerates the natural
decomposition process and at the same time
controls and renders the wastewater inoffensive,
stable and safe for release back into the
environment, either as irrigation water or via
ocean outfall.
It is important to understand that bacteria,
grown on site are used to carry out the
decomposition process. Like humans, bacteria
require a home, food and oxygen to survive. The
Treatment Plant provides the bacteria with an
ideal environment to exist in large numbers.
There are four types of treatment available:
primary, secondary, disinfection and solids
treatment.
Treated Wastewater
Some 12.5 mega litres (12,500,000 litres) of
wastewater is treated at the Plant each day,
which is the equivalent to a flow generated by
55,000 people. The Plant uses a process known as
Activated sludge treatment’ in the processing of
wastewater. Once treated, all wastewater is
chlorinated prior to recycling for irrigation or
released back into the environment via ocean
outfall.
Treated wastewater from the plant is used to
irrigate:
-A tree plantation
-Vineyards
-On-site lawns
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Owner:
South East Water
Web site:
http://www.southeastwater.com.au/
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Operating Company:
South East Water
Web site:
http://www.southeastwater.com.au/
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