Learn how we deliver some of Cotter Dam Discovery Trail Australia’s best water and treat The Cotter Dam Discovery Trail is a 1.4km trail along the your sewage! beautiful to see the awe-inspiring Cotter Dam from an amphitheatre style viewing platform. offers free guided tours, education sessions and This tour will teach you about ’s water history online resources for you to learn about our water supply. and network, local environment, the complex engineering involved with the Enlarged Cotter Dam Project, as well as You will learn about Canberra’s urban water cycle, how the Indigenous and European heritage in the area. to take care of our vital water and sewerage network and some exciting career opportunities. You might be lucky and spot one of the resident Cotter Avenue emus! Our education program resources are for all students from Kindergarten to Year 12, including a suite of education units aligned to the current Australian Curriculum.

Along with onsite tours of some of our amazing water and sewerage assets, we can also come to you for education sessions.

Mount Stromlo Water Treatment Plant Water Treatment Plant (WTP) is located at Tour details the top of scenic Mount Stromlo. The plant can treat up to 250 million litres a day of raw water which is gravity fed We can arrange tours of our sites for students, community from in the pristine Cotter catchment. groups, and industry delegates alike. All you need to do is organise your own transport. This tour will teach you about Canberra’s water supply and how we treat and deliver some of Australia’s best water. Treatment plants tours are suitable for students Year 7-tertiary. Student groups require a supervisor, teacher or lecturer to join the tour.

Our tours take roughly 1 hour. It is recommended that group sizes are up to 30 people, although we can arrange consecutive tours for larger groups depending on availability. and Googong Water Treatment Plant Googong Dam is our largest dam, holding 119,400 million litres of water! Googong Dam supplies water for Canberra, Queanbeyan and Googong, so high water quality is our main priority. You will learn about the dam, how to protect water quality and how water is sent to the Googong Water Treatment Plant.

Lower Molonglo Water Quality Control Centre Do you ever wonder what happens to the water after you flush it down the toilet? Find out at the Lower Molonglo Water Quality Control Centre (LMWQCC). LMWQCC is Canberra’s main (and Australia’s largest inland) sewage treatment plant. Each day the plant treats up to 90 million litres of sewage and removes roughly 1 million litres of – sludge enough to fill a swimming pool! Safety The plant is designed to treat water thoroughly so that it can be put back into the for downstream users. Safety is one of Icon Water’s core values. It is very important to us that our visitors wear appropriate This tour will teach you about the complex sewerage network, clothing for each site. You will receive safety information the plant’s chemical and biological treatment process, and before your tour to make sure you wear the right attire, what you can and can’t put down the drain. otherwise you may not be able to attend.

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To book one of our exciting tours or an education session go to iconwater.com.au/tours and fill in the easy registration form. To find out about our online resources go to iconwater.com.au/education

Otherwise talk to us on 02 6248 3111 (select option 3) or email [email protected].