Water and wastewater · Water and utilities
Western treatment plant 5 West nutrient removal plant
Under construction
- Location
- Werribee (locality centre; the budget names the suburb, not the site), Werribee, Victoria
- Value
- $343m, total estimated cost in the state budget
- Owner
- Melbourne Water Corporation
- Contractors
- Not named in a public source yet
- State approval
- Not recorded yet
- Federal approval (EPBC)
- No EPBC referral matched
- Last activity
- 2026
Nearby projects
Emergency Departments Expansion Program – Casey Hospital and Werribee Mercy Hospital (Casey)Under construction · Health and education · $280m · under 1 km awayWerribee Main Road Interchange UpgradeUnder construction · Transport · $190m · under 1 km awayWestern treatment plant High Voltage Power and Energy ResilienceUnder construction · Water and utilities · $137m · under 1 km awayWestern treatment plant preliminary treatment (stage 1)Approved · Water and utilities · $375m · under 1 km awayWestern treatment plant primary treatment capacity augmentationUnder construction · Water and utilities · $407m · under 1 km awayWestern treatment plant waste activated sludge treatment augmentationUnder construction · Water and utilities · $95m · under 1 km away
Sources
- Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper 4 State Capital ProgramWestern treatment plant 5 West nutrient removal plant: total estimated investment $343m, $343m spent, estimated completion qtr 1 2026-27. Melbourne Water Corporation. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 21 October 2026.
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