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Mackay South Water Recycling Facility

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Approval holder

Mackay Regional Council

Location

South Temples Lane, Bakers Creek

Status

Operational

Activity

63(1f) - Sewage Treatment, Total Daily Peak Design Capacity 50,000-100,000EP

Map points

Code Description Parameters monitored Basin Stream
RP2 Discharge pipe from plant to effluent storage ponds - recycled water is used for sugar cane irrigation. The daily volume at this point also includes the water released at RP3 (W3) B.O.D. 5, Daily Volume, Faecal Coliforms, Faecal Coliforms as MPN, Nitrogen - Total, Phosphorus - Total, Suspended Solids, pH Plane
RP1 Discharge pipe from the plant to Bakers Creek Ammonia as N, B.O.D. 5, D.O., Daily Volume, Faecal Coliforms, Faecal Coliforms as MPN, Nitrogen - Total, Phosphorus - Total, Suspended Solids, pH Plane Bakers Creek
RP3 Discharge pipe from the plant to Bakers Creek from the recycled water storage 2. The volume released to the creek is already accounted for in the volume discharged at RP2 (W2) Ammonia as N, B.O.D. 5, D.O., Daily Volume, Faecal Coliforms, Faecal Coliforms as MPN, Nitrogen - Total, Phosphorus - Total, Suspended Solids, pH Plane Bakers Creek

Last updated: 14 November 2019

This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2019) Mackay South Water Recycling Facility, WetlandInfo website, accessed 30 August 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/assessment/monitoring/point-source-release/sewage-treatment-facilities/mackay-south/

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