City of Port Phillip

Waste Water Treatment Plant

Each year, approximately two million litres of water enters the 1,700km CitiPower underground pit and conduit system via stormwater, burst mains, ground water and even tidal ingress. This water must be removed to make the worksite safe and to protect our assets.

Following a pilot program developed jointly by Barry Brothers Specialised Services and Melbourne Water, a recycling plant was installed at the JL Murphy Reserve in Port Melbourne that could treat up to 8,000 litres of water an hour.

CitiPower's wastewater now goes through a series of checks to determine its suitability for recycling and as a result, most of our waste water is now being recycled through the Port Melbourne plant. After treatment at the plant, wastewater is stored in batch tanks for sampling before being pumped into tankers for distribution to parks and gardens or irrigated directly onto neighbouring sports ovals.