Work has kicked off in Perth’s south on a $238.5 million upgrade of the Woodman Point Water Resource Recovery Facility.
The facility already collects and treats 150 million litres of wastewater from about 900,000 homes and businesses in the southern suburbs every day, but will eventually have capacity to treat 120 tonnes daily.
As part of the upgrades, fewer truck movements will be needed, less power will be purchased from the electricity grid to run the plant and the facility will process up to 78 tonnes of organic matter every day.
Enhanced “energy recovery” technology will be installed, meaning the facility can capture and reuse more biogas for renewable energy purposes.
The ball is also rolling on a three-year Water Corporation project that will equip the facility with more onsite renewable energy, greater capacity to produce sustainable resources from wastewater and support a target of net-zero emissions by 2035.
Cockburn MLA David Scaife said the project would service a booming population.
“As the largest water resource recovery facility in WA, these upgrades will ensure it can meet the needs of the community in an efficient and sustainable way,” he said.
“Importantly, this project will cater for population growth in Perth’s booming southern corridor well into the future.”