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GWMWater owns and operates 12 water treatment plants. AquaTower operates four water treatment plants under a 25-year Build Own Operate Transfer (BOOT) Scheme.
How is your water treated?
| Water Supply | | Population Served | | Treatment Processes | | Chemicals Used In Treatment |
| Ararat |
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7,067 |
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Coagulation, flocculation, dissolved air flotation, filtration, disinfection, pH correction |
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Lime, potassium permanganate, powdered activated carbon, aluminium sulphate, chlorine |
| Birchip |
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678 |
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Coagulation, flocculation, dissolved air flotation, filtration, disinfection, pH correction |
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Sulphuric acid, polyaluminium chloride, chlorine |
| Charlton |
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1,073 |
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Coagulation, flocculation, dissolved air flotation, filtration, disinfection, pH correction |
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Sulphuric acid, polyaluminium chloride, chlorine |
| Dimboola |
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1443 |
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Coagulation, flocculation, dissolved air flotation, filtration, disinfection, pH correction |
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Sodium hydroxide, aluminium sulphate, chlorine |
| Edenhope |
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701 |
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Coagulation, flocculation, dissolved air flotation, filtration, desalination, disinfection |
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Aluminium sulphate, sodium hypochlorite |
| Great Western |
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174 |
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Microfiltration, disinfection, pH correction |
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Sulphuric acid, polyaluminium chloride, sodium hydroxide, chlorine |
| Halls Gap |
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404 |
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Coagulation, flocculation, dissolved air flotation, filtration, disinfection, pH correction |
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Lime, aluminium sulphate, chlorine |
| Hopetoun |
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557 |
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Coagulation, flocculation, dissolved air flotation, filtration, desalination, disinfection, pH correction |
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Soda ash, aluminium sulphate, chlorine |
| Horsham |
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13,593 |
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Coagulation, flocculation, dissolved air flotation, filtration, disinfection, fluoridation, pH correction |
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Lime, aluminium sulphate, chlorine, carbon dioxide, fluorosilicic acid (fsa) |
| Lake Bolac |
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202
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Microfiltration, disinfection - receives water from Willaura |
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Chlorine, ammonia |
| Manangatang |
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295 |
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Disinfection, AMIAD filtration |
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Chlorine |
| Murtoa |
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729 |
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Coagulation, flocculation, dissolved air flotation, filtration, disinfection, pH correction |
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Sodium hydroxide, aluminium sulphate, chlorine |
| Natimuk |
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429
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Coagulation, flocculation, dissolved air flotation, filtration, disinfection, fluoridation, pH correction - receives water from Horsham (Mt Zero)
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Lime, aluminium sulphate, chlorine, carbon dioxide, fluorosilicic acid (fsa) |
| Nullawil |
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79 |
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Disinfection |
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Chlorine |
| Ouyen |
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1,004 |
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Microfiltration, disinfection |
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Chlorine |
| Pomonal |
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280 |
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Coagulation, flocculation, dissolved air flotation, filtration, disinfection, pH correction - receives water from Halls Gap
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Lime, aluminium sulphate, chlorine |
| Quambatook |
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224 |
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Disinfection |
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Chlorine |
| Rainbow |
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447 |
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Coagulation, flocculation, dissolved air flotation, filtration, desalination, disinfection, pH correction |
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Sulphuric acid, polyaluminium chloride, soda ash, chlorine |
| Sea Lake |
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592 |
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Disinfection |
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Chlorine |
| St Arnaud |
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2,065 |
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Coagulation, flocculation, dissolved air flotation, filtration, disinfection, pH correction |
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Aluminium sulphate, sodium hydroxide, chlorine |
| Stawell |
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5,473 |
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Coagulation, flocculation, dissolved air flotation, filtration, disinfection, pH correction |
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Carbon dioxide, sodium hypochlorite, lime, aluminium sulphate, chlorine |
| Underbool |
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199
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Coagulation, sand filtration, pH correction |
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Aluminium sulphate, sulphate acid, chlorine |
| Walpeup |
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93 |
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Disinfection |
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Chlorine |
| Warracknabeal |
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2,368 |
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Coagulation, flocculation, dissolved air flotation, filtration, disinfection, pH correction |
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Powdered activated carbon, lime, aluminium sulphate, chlorine |
| Willaura |
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267
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Microfiltration, disinfection |
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Chlorine, ammonia |
^ Operated by AquaTower under a BOOT Contract
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