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Alerts and updates

Stay informed with real-time alerts and important updates and notifications.

Ongoing
Thursday 22 Jan to Friday 22 Jan
Construction has started on Stage 1 of the LWRP, resulting in increased heavy vehicle movements along Springs Road as clean soil is transported to the site. Please exercise caution when driving, walking, or using nearby facilities along the haulage route.
Ongoing
Thursday 22 Jan to Friday 27 Feb
Works on a new recycled water connection from Petwood Road under the SE Freeway to Cattle Route Road will commence 23 January, with works expected to be completed by the end of February. Speed restrictions will be in place in the area.
Ongoing
Monday 22 Dec to Tuesday 31 Mar
Reinstatement works continue on Craig Terrace for the Central Sector Sewer Trunk Main Project and are expected to be completed by end March 2026.

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Septic tanks and desludging

To help keep things flowing smoothly, GMB Water runs a regular Septic Tank Desludge Program for all properties connected to our Community Wastewater Management System (CWMS). This scheduled maintenance helps prevent blockages and avoid costly plumbing issues—both on your property and across the broader wastewater network.

My septic tank

To help keep things flowing smoothly, GMB Water runs a regular Septic Tank Desludge Program for all properties connected to our Community Wastewater Management System (CWMS). This scheduled maintenance helps prevent blockages and avoid costly plumbing issues—both on your property and across the broader wastewater network.

Trade waste

Trade waste is any used water and substances from commercial, industrial, business trade or manufacturing activities that are discharged to our sewerage system for removal and treatment. We accept trade waste into our sewerage system wherever possible, but to discharge trade waste, you must have authorisation and comply with the authorisation conditions.

Complaints and Feedback

If you have a complaint, we’ll work with you and focus on what has happened and why so we can take the right steps to resolve the matter and learn from each experience. Here's how we will do that together.

Where we service

GMB Water provides wastewater and recycled water services to over 15,000 household and business customers through four schemes across the townships of Mount Barker, Littlehampton, Nairne, Brukunga, Echunga, Meadows and Macclesfield.

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Projects and works

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Laratinga Wastewater Recovery Plant

GMB Water is managing the delivery of a new wastewater treatment plant, a major capital project, known as the Laratinga Water Recover Plant (LWRP).

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Central Sector Sewer Trunk Main

GMB Water continues work on the construction of new sewer trunk mains in various locations throughout Mount Barker and surrounding areas. The construction of four new or upgraded wastewater trunk sewers in the Mount Barker area is required so the collection network has the required capacity to cater for growth. The trunk sewers are required to enable the provision of an essential public health service and to satisfy legal obligations entered into with a number of developers in the Mount Barker growth area to supply development sites with a sewer service. The Nairne trunk sewer, completed in April 2025, was the first of the sewer trunk main projects to be delivered followed by the CBD sewer trunk mains (currently under construction), and then the Central and Eastern Stage Two projects.

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Western Lagoon Desludge

GMB Water commenced essential maintenance at the Springs Road Wastewater Treatment Plant in early July with desludging of the Western Aeration Lagoon. This work is critical to maintain safe and effective wastewater treatment.

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CBD Sector Sewer Trunk Main

The construction of four new or upgraded wastewater trunk sewers in the Mount Barker area is required so the collection network has the required capacity to cater for growth. The trunk sewers are required to enable the provision of an essential public health service and to satisfy legal obligations entered into with a number of developers in the Mount Barker growth area to supply development sites with a sewer service. The Nairne trunk sewer, completed in April 2025, was the first to be delivered followed by the Mount Barker CBD Sewer Trunk Main Project (currently under construction), and followed by the Central and Eastern Stage Two projects.

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GMB Water is committed to supporting the Mount Barker region by providing essential water recovery services that sustain a strong and vibrant community. As South Australia's largest local government-run wastewater and recycling scheme, GMB Water owns and operates services designed to provide greater water security for the area.

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