Penshurst, Caramut and Mortlake
The Newer Volcanic Aquifer extends across the basalt plains of South West Victoria. We extract water from this aquifer via local bores at:
Raw water for Penshurst is harvested from a groundwater source located at the edge of Mount Rouse, approximately 1 km from town. The Mt Rouse bore taps into groundwater from the Newer Volcanics aquifer. The bore is constructed to a depth of 140 metres.
The water is disinfected at the Penshurst Water Treatment Plant
Caramut water is sourced from the Caramut borefield located near Penshurst, containing two bores which tap into the Newer Volcanics aquifer. The bores are between 50 and 60 metres deep.
The water is disinfected at the Caramut Water Treatment Plant.
Mortlake’s water is sourced from a surface supply from Terang. The supply is supplemented by a groundwater supply from two bores at Absalom’s bore field, located approximately 1 km north-west of the town, near Mount Shadwell.
The bores tap into the Newer Volcanics aquifer and have been constructed to a depth of approximately 27 metres.
The water is disinfected at the Mortlake Water Treatment Plant.
Macarthur
Water for Macarthur is supplied by a bore 60 metres deep that taps in to the Clifton Formation, a high yielding aquifer less than 200 metres deep.
The water is disinfected at the Macarthur Water Treatment Plant.
Glenthompson
At Glenthompson, we harvest water from the Yuppeckiar Creek in two farmland catchment areas. The water is stored at the Glenthompson Reservoir. The reservoir has a capacity of 110 megalitres and is located 2.5km south of town.
The water supply is supplemented from the Willaura pipeline that is managed by Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water.
The water is disinfected at the Glenthompson Water Treatment Plant.
