Wastewater System Overview
Wonthaggi 
Lagoon Based Treatment
Re-Use Available : No
Inverloch
Lagoon Based Treatment
Re-Use Available : Yes, Class C
Cape Paterson
Lagoon Based Treatment
Re-Use Available: No
Korumburra
Mechanical Treatment
Re-Use available: Yes, Class B
Leongatha
Mechanical Treatment
Re-Use available: Yes, Class B
Meeniyan
Lagoon Based Treatment
Re-Use available: Yes, Class C
Foster
Lagoon Based Treatment
Re-Use available: No
Waratah Bay 
Lagoon Based Treatment
Re-Use Available: Yes, Class C
Toora
Lagoon Based Treatment
Re-Use Available: Yes, Class C
Welshpool
Lagoon Based Treatment
Re-Use Available: Yes, Class C
Port Welshpool
Lagoon Based Treatment
Re-Use Available: Yes, Class C
Yarram
Lagoon Based Treatment
Re-Use Available: Yes, Class C
Port Albert
Lagoon Based Treatment
Re-Use Available: Yes, Class C
Poowong
Lagoon & Mechanical Treatment via agreement with South East Water at Lang Lang.
Re-Use Available: Yes, Via South East Water, Class A
Loch
Lagoon & Mechanical Treatment via agreement with South East Water at Lang Lang.
Re-Use Available: Yes, Via South East Water, Class A
Nyora
Lagoon & Mechanical Treatment via agreement with South East Water at Lang Lang.
Re-Use Available: Yes, Via South East Water, Class A
South Gippsland is located approximately 2 hours drive from Melbourne and is a popular tourist destination, well known for its costal resorts such as Cape Paterson, Inverloch and Waratah Bay. The region has two internationally recognised National Parks; Wilson’s Promontory and Tarra Bulga.
South Gippsland Water’s service area covers some 4,000 square kilometres. Within the region the Corporation treats wastewater collected from its 12 separate wastewater systems and operates 11 wastewater treatment plants. The Corporation utilises both mechanical and lagoon based treatment.
South Gippsland Water’s wastewater collection and treatment system comprises:
- Some 19,000+ wastewater assessments over 17 rural centres
- Collecting 3,968ML and treating around 3145ML of wastewater annually.
- 10 conventional wastewater systems
- 1 vacuum wastewater system
- 2 pressure sewer systems
- 11 wastewater treatment plants
- 500 km of wastewater mains
- 64 wastewater pump stations.
