About United Utilities

Australia

United Utilities Australia, a wholly owned United Utilities affiliate, operates 12 water and two industrial wastewater treatment plants in Australia, serving 500,000 customers. The first water contracts were secured in 1993 and there are now increasing opportunities in wastewater, specifically the treatment of minewater. 

Our experience

With specialist skills across the board in the delivery of water and wastewater solutions, we make use of a range of technologies to give our clients practical and workable solutions and the most affordable price.

Through our work for government, industrial, mining and municipal sectors, we have experience in:

  • Zero discharge
  • Reuse
  • Desalination
  • Biological treatment
  • Chemical treatment.

Our projects include

Municipal water treatment:


Macarthur water treatment plant: A Public Private Partnership (PPP) project provided in partnership with Transfield

Yan Yean water treatment plant: PPP project also provided in partnership with Transfield

The rural South Australian water filtration project: PPP project involving 10 water treatment plants, provided in partnership with AMP.

Municipal wastewater treatment and reuse:


Queensland Nickel water recycling facility, Townsville: Zero discharge project for BHP Billiton including microfiltration and desalination of nickel refinery wastewater.

Industrial water treatment:


City of Onkaparinga STEDS agreement:  Operations, maintenance, treatment and reuse for agriculture and recreation areas in the south of Adelaide

Victor Harbour, sewage treatment plant: An advanced immersed membrane facility, which will provide treated effluent for reuse. This is being provided under a PPP contract with the government of South Australia through its agency, SA Water.

Water utility operations and maintenance:

 Coliban Water: Operations and maintenance including customer services for Victorian regional water utility, in partnership with Origin Energy.

Southern regional water pipeline project: Regional infrastructure project designed to meet existing and long term water requirements.