Construction has begun on the $42 million Black Rock Recycled Water Plant, which the Federal Government says will significantly improve the Victorian surf coast growth corridor long-term water security.


Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water, Senator Don Farrell, said the new infrastructure would recycle and treat water that would otherwise be discharged into Bass Strait.

“The plant will produce high quality recycled water to support new residential developments and expanding areas of the surf coast growth corridor, such as Armstrong Creek and north Torquay,” Senator Farrell said.


“This will save up to three billion litres of water each year and reduce the need for drinking water to be used to water gardens, flush toilets or irrigate sports fields. The plant will have capacity to produce enough recycled water to offset the volume of drinking water currently used for irrigation in the area by up to ten percent.”


The Australian Government has invested $10 million in the project through the Water for the Future initiative under the National Water Security Plan for Cities and Towns program. This funding is in addition to $10 million committed by the Australian Government to assist in the construction of a pipeline to transport recycled water to developments in the Torquay growth corridor.