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Proposal to pump 70m litres of treated wastewater into Parramatta River

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Proposal to pump 70m litres of treated wastewater into Parramatta River

If approved, a Sydney facility will pump millions of litres of treated wastewater, equivalent to 35 Olympic-sized swimming pools, into Parramatta River per day to service a growing population.

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