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It’s a dirty job…

January 17, 2012

A day at the Western Treatment Plant in Werribee is always breathtaking. On this particular day the ‘poo divers’ were on site doing maintenance in the Activated Sludge Plant (Pond 5 of the sewage lagoon system). Clearly the divers have had a successful and perhaps enlightening mission immersed in the murky sewage depths.

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spotlight on an exciting resource

School tours

School tours available at the sewage treatment plants

Excursion programs are available for students in year 3 to VCE at the Western Treatment Plant and for students in year 7 to VCE at the Eastern Treatment Plant. Classroom activities linked to VELS can be downloaded to use before or after your visit. Discover how sewage is treated and cleaned to produce recycled water. Watch science and technology at work and challenge your perceptions of sewage as a resource.

Come and see for yourself