Drouin wastewater treatment plant saving money for Gippsland

Gippsland Water is cutting operational costs at the Drouin wastewater treatment plant with the introduction of two new biosolids containers.

Gippsland Water is reducing operational costs at the Drouin wastewater treatment plant by introducing two new biosolids containers.

The $160,000 investment will streamline the organisation’s biosolids transport process and save about $4,000 a month in transport costs, helping maintain downward pressure on customer bills.

The new containers will join four existing ones at the Drouin wastewater treatment plant, and contractors will be able to keep two emptied bins until it’s time to pick up the next load.

They will also help the plant accommodate increases in waste production as the region continues to grow.

Biosolids are the final product of wastewater treatment. At Gippsland Regional Organics, the organisation’s waste processing facility, they are used to create compost.

The treatment plant is an EPA-licensed waste treatment and composting facility owned by Gippsland Water.

Previously known as the Soil and Organic Recycling Facility (SORF), it is located on 350 hectares of the 8,500+ hectare Dutson Downs property, which Gippsland Water manages, not far east of Sale.

Gippsland Water and the wastewater treatment plant uses multiple methods to turn waste into compost, reducing the amount of waste going to landfill. Each year, the facility accepts up to 250,000 tonnes of waste (including industrial and reportable priority waste) and manufactures approximately 60,000 tonnes of compost certified to Australian standards.

To find out more about where biosolids end up, visit www.gippswater.com.au/gippsland-regional-organics.

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