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South East Queensland

                                                                                                   

20.4.3 Other lumped waste water discharge

                             

Supporting information   


 This line item represents the volume of treated wastewater discharged to landscape in the 2009-10 reporting period (41,864 ML).

The table below summarises the volume of treated wastewater discharged to landscape in the South East Queensland (SEQ) region.

Other lumped wastewater discharge
Water Resource Plan (WRP) area Wastewater discharge (ML)
Gold Coast 1,167
Logan Basin 3,201
Moreton 37,496
Total SEQ region 41,864

 

Quantification approach   


Data source

Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) Point Source Database.

 

Data provider

DERM.

 

Method

The metered volume of treated wastewater discharged to landscape in the 2009–10 reporting period was obtained from the DERM Point Source Database for wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) located within the three water resource plans (WRPs).

 

Uncertainty

Derived from measured data. DERM reliability and accuracy rating is A2 (see glossary).

 

Approximations, assumptions, caveats and limitations

Individual WWTP outputs were not reported due to potential privacy issues for discharge licence holders.

The data contained within the Point Source Database have been measured and provided by holders of discharge licences. DERM accepted these measured discharge values in good faith.