The aim of sewage treatment is to clean and sanitise wastewater before it is reintroduced into the environment. Odour management is a common complaint associated with sewer treatment plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Central Coast Council Water and Sewer are allocating approximately $35 million towards the upgrades of the Bateau Bay Sewage Treatment Plant to not only futureproof the asset but help address the presence of odour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Director of Water and Sewer Jamie Loader said the main goal of sewage treatment is to create a volatile-free effluent that can be safely discharged into the environment or reused as recycled water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cControlling odours can be one of the most important and yet most challenging aspects of sewage treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere are three main reasons why odours can occur, which include inappropriate chemicals entering the sewerage system, operational breakdowns and aging infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis funding will help us futureproof the Council-owned asset, provide better services to our community and hopefully help identify the sources of the odours so mitigation measures can be implemented.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Central Coast Council Administrator, Rik Hart said works are anticipated to commence in late 2023, with a proposed estimated completion date of mid-2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Bateau Bay Sewage Treatment Plant currently services a population of approximately 40,000 people, bounded by the suburbs of The Entrance North, Killarney Vale and Bateau Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAcross Bateau Bay Catchment, Council is adjusting the odour injection facilities at various sewage pumping stations, to help improve the quality of the sewerage entering the Plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHowever, there is a process, and this will take time. While the odour is unpleasant there is no threat to public health from the sewage treatment plant odour and we continue to appreciate the community\u2019s patience while Council progresses these works.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information on our eight treatment plants across the region, search \u2018sewage treatment\u2019 at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The aim of sewage treatment is to clean and sanitise wastewater before it is reintroduced into the environment. Odour management is a common complaint associated with sewer treatment plants. Central…","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5841,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"series":[115],"class_list":["post-5839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-events","series-coffee-with-a-coastie"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Bateau-Bay-Sewage-Treatment-Plant.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/feed\/podcast\/coffee-with-a-coastie","embedCode":"Central Coast’s Bateau Bay Sewage Plant Invests in a Fresher Future: Ensuring Odour-Free Surroundings for Residents<\/a><\/blockquote>