Wastewater - Overview

Sewage and water that goes down the drain after showering, brushing your teeth or washing the dishes is known as Wastewater.

This water goes into the sewer and ends up at Sewerage Treatment Plants, or as they are called nowadays, Water Reclamation Plants, where thousands of dollars are spent treating it to be either discharged into the ocean or treated to a standard where it can be re-used, for example, on sporting fields, nurseries and by farmers to grow crops.

As part of the Coffs Harbour Sewerage Strategy, Coffs Harbour Water is increasing the capacity of existing Sewerage Treatment Plants to make more reclaimed water available for use throughout the city.