New fans have been installed at the Bendigo Water Reclamation Plant’s inlet works and biosolids processing area.

These will help ventilate the area and minimise odours associated with that part of the treatment process. The old fans will be refurbished and act as spares.

Completed works:

• We have replaced some of the inlet covers. This will help reduce odour escaping from the sewage that arrives onsite.
• Our plant operator Service Stream has increased the collection of the waste bins from two to three times a week. These bins capture things that shouldn’t be flushed down drains, such as wet wipes, sanitary items and other products.
• Maintenance works on our ATAD system are complete. This system turns wastewater sludge into biosolids.

Upcoming works.

• We plan to finish replacing the inlet covers.

You can learn more about how we manage odour at the Bendigo Water Reclamation Plant, and how the plant operates, here.

We encourage you to call us on 1300 363 200 to report odour. The more that we receive these reports, the more we can build a picture of the areas of our plant which need the most urgent attention.

Our next update will be on 31 May 2024