Raw Sewage in the Mill Stream – Botany Public School P&C

As many of you are aware, the school borders on a historic and significant natural wetland.

Last year, Sydney Water were fined for deliberately releasing untreated raw sewage into the Mill Stream in 2017:

https://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/news/media-releases/2019/epamedia190719-overflows-of-millions-of-litres-of-untreated-sewage-costs-sydney-water-corporation-$2

They are now going ask the Federal Government to allow them to do this legally whenever there are wet weather events.

Please write to Commonwealth Department of Infrastructure via the email address below to let them know that this is not something we would like to have happen so close the school our children attend (as well as several other impacts).

Julie.Coughlan@infrastructure.gov.au

Requests to examine a copy of the application can be made by emailing Sydney Water’s Head of Wastewater and Environment, Mr Iain Fairbairn at iain.fairbairn@sydneywater.com.au, or calling (02) 8849 3581.