Wastewater and Stormwater Operations and Maintenance
Operating treatment plants, sewerage networks and pumping stations; clearing blockages and overflows; and preparing the stormwater system ahead of each season.
Objectives
What this directorate works to achieve within the utility plan.
Safe collection
Preventing overflows in residential areas and conveying wastewater safely.
Compliant treatment
Operating treatment plants to meet approved discharge standards.
Winter readiness
Preparing networks and collection basins before the rainy season begins.
Environmental protection
Limiting the impact of wastewater on soil, groundwater and the shoreline.
Duties and responsibilities
The main roles carried out by the directorate.
- Operating and maintaining wastewater treatment plants.
- Operating and maintaining sewerage networks and pumping stations.
- Clearing blockages and dealing with overflow incidents in the field.
- Monitoring treated effluent quality and test results.
- Preparing stormwater drainage networks before and during the season.
- Monitoring collection basins and treated-water recharge.
Units and sections
Organisational units within the directorate.
Treatment plants section
Operating treatment units and monitoring their performance.
Networks and pumping stations section
Sewerage networks, pumping stations and conveyance lines.
Related services
Services the directorate provides to the public and partners.