Planning for water services

• Groundwater replenishment
• Wungong catchment trial

Water supply

• Groundwater
• Desalination
• Surface water
• Rainfall in Perth
• Who uses our water
• Daily water supply figures
• Regional water supply

Water quality

• What is in my drinking water
• Water quality publications

Drainage

• Review of declared drainage area boundaries

Wastewater

• Wastewater treatment plants
• Biosolids
• Ocean disposal of treated wastewater

Water recycling

• Water recycling for industry
• Water recycling for irrigation
• Water recycling for the environment
• Water recycling for residential use
• Groundwater replenishment
• Sewer mining

Works in your area

• Perth Region
• Great Southern Region
• South West Region
• Goldfields and Agricultural Region
• Mid West Region
• North West Region

The Water Corporation is involved in approximately 71 water recycling schemes in Western Australia to irrigate parks, gardens, golf courses, sportsgrounds, cemeteries, tennis courts, public open space and tree plantations.  This provides a reliable and safe alternative water supply where groundwater is not available or sustainable. 

McGillivray Sporting Complex

Subiaco Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) provides 280 megalitres per year of recycled water to irrigate 27 ha at the McGillivray Sporting Complex, Floreat. 

Secondary treated wastewater from Subiaco WWTP is filtered and chlorinated prior to being piped to the McGillivray complex which is a University of Western Australia owned site. Watering is done during the evening when the ovals are not in use.  The McGillivray Sporting Complex Recycling Scheme has been in operation since 2004 and is the first large scale recycled water irrigation scheme in the Perth metropolitan area. Subiaco WWTP also uses this water to irrigate the grounds of the WWTP. 

Providing recycled water for recreational facilities and public open space in regional areas has a long history in Western Australia.  Where groundwater was not available, recycled water proved to be a valuable resource allowing many recreational areas to be kept "green" where otherwise this would not have been possible.

Recycled water is also used to irrigate tree plantations in Dardanup, Donnybrook, Dunsborough, Manjimup, Margaret River, Kemerton and Walpole.

For more information, please email water.recycling@watercorporation.com.au

Albany Tree Farm

For years, treated wastewater was discharged into King George Sound in Albany, a practice that ended early in 1995, with wastewater redirected to the new Albany Tree Farm.

Albany WWTP delivers recycled water to irrigate 450,000 Tasmanian blue gums.  Once the trees are harvested they are processed at a local mill for export as woodchips. 

The return from the sale of woodchips and the land based wastewater reuse option makes tree plantations utilising recycled water both economically and environmentally sound.