Australia is a dry continent
probably the driest on earth.
It does not make any sense to pump 200 million
litres of effluent into the sea - EVERY DAY.
Some of this effluent is treated to pure standard
Some is not
While the vast majority of Sydney's sewage has gone into deep ocean outfall since 1990, the century-old sewerage system of the eastern suburbs is the last in NSW to allow human waste, which includes nappies and wet wipes, to flow directly into the sea.
A freedom of information request by Fairfax Media has revealed decades of bureaucratic inaction on making progress on a suitable fix against vigorous local opposition – some of which, documents show, is motivated by concern at protecting multi-million-dollar house prices in the area.Advertisement.
Major cities in each State are on the coast.
Each one pumps their sewage (the untreated stuff) or purified water into the sea.
WHAT A WASTE.
