Inside the Wollongong water recycling plant turning sewage into treated water

Andrew Pearson
Updated February 16 2019 - 11:53am, first published 9:30am

While all eyes are on the Illawarra’s dropping dam levels and Sydney’s desalination plant has been switched to bolster dwindling supplies, a Wollongong recycling plant is already reducing demand on our water storages by millions of litres every day.

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Andrew Pearson

Andrew grew up in the western Riverina town of Hay and has strong ties to the region. He is a former DA journo who has a passion for breaking news and has covered everything from council and politics to crime and court.

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