Gippsland Water Factory
The Victorian Government has partnered with Gippsland Water to construct the $174 million Gippsland Water Factory – a best practice wastewater treatment and recycling system that will provide significant benefits for industry, the community and the environment.
The government has contributed $25 million from RDV's Infrastructure Development Fund and $25 million through the Victorian Water Trust to help fund the project, which uses world-first wastewater treatment process technology.
The Gippsland Water Factory (GWF) is located at Maryvale, near Morwell in the Latrobe Valley. It treats up to 35 million litres of domestic and industrial wastewater daily, and provides about eight million litres of high quality recycled water for use by local industry. This saves approximately three billion litres of potable water a year.
Added to the 300 locals employed during construction, the GWF has already helped increase industry investment and jobs in the region. Its large wastewater treatment capacity has enabled the expansion of the Australian Paper pulp mill in Maryvale with the mill’s wastewater to be treated by the GWF.
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