Lansdowne Sewage Treatment Plant

Environment Protection Licence #12586
The Lansdowne sewage treatment plant Environment Protection Licence (#12586) specifies concentration limits for specific water quality parameters from treated effluent prior to discharge. These limits are not to be exceeded throughout the licence period occurring annually from 16thof April. Biological oxygen demand (BOD), total suspended solids (TSS), faecal coliforms (FC), pH, oil and grease are monitored during discharge events as a requirement of the licence. The relevant concentration limits are listed in table 1.

 

Table1.Lansdowne effluent concentration limits for Biological Oxygen Demand, Total Suspended Solids, Faecal Coliforms, pH, Oil and Grease.

 

Lansdowne STP
EPA I.D point No 1.
Discharge to waters
BOD
TSS
FC
pH
Oil & Grease
mg/L
mg/L
Cfu/100ml
mg/L
100%ile
Limit
30
30
200
6.5-8.5
10

 

Lansdowne Licence monitoring results:

Report 2021-2022(PDF, 145KB)

Report 2022-2023(PDF, 585KB)

Report 2023-2024(PDF, 145KB)

Report 2024-2025(PDF, 145KB)

Report 2025-2026(PDF, 583KB)

EPA Licence

EPA monitoring point location map(PDF, 318KB)

 

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