Burnie Wetlands

The Burnie wetlands at the Waste Management Centre, Mooreville Road are 'man made' and when constructed in 2016 they were one of the first wetlands in Australia to treat leachate to discharge to an inland waterway.

 

The leachate which forms as the old landfill breaks down, is treated in a series of ponds before discharging to a “wet infiltration forest – a swamp” for enhanced filtration before it discharges into the creek on the site. The discharge water quality exceeds EPA requirements.

 

Although this wetland didn’t form naturally, it is doing amazing things for our local environment. The wetland system, infiltration forest and waterway now have over 70 locally endemic species, which has increased biodiversity values and created new fauna habitats.

 

Find out more about the treatment wetland system for landfill leachate: