Who we are

MidCoast Water is a local government authority, providing water and sewerage services to the Great Lakes, Greater Taree and Gloucester local government areas. We are responsible for five local water supply systems, delivering more than eight billion litres of treated water, each year to our customers. Our waste water management networks are also extensive, including 14 sewage treatment plants and nine water recycling systems.

MidCoast Water’s area of operations on the mid north coast of NSW extends from Crowdy Head in the north to Tea Gardens in the south and west to Gloucester – a total area of 10,000 km2 .

We provide services to some 40,000 homes and businesses, and play a role in the management and conservation of local water catchment areas.

Our main water supply network is the Manning Water Supply Scheme, which serves customers from Harrington in the north to Pacific Palms in the south and west as far as Krambach.

Smaller water supply schemes operate at Tea Gardens, Bulahdelah, Stroud and Gloucester. MidCoast Water also operates extensive sewerage treatment networks, providing advanced treatment of waste water before returning to the environment, or recycling through beneficial reuse schemes.

Our recycling schemes currently provide treated water for irrigation of farm lands at Taree, Wingham, Lansdowne, Coopernook and Stroud and public recreation areas at Hawks Nest, Tuncurry, Bulahdelah and Harrington.

As a county council, MidCoast Water is governed by a board of six elected representatives, drawn from our constituent councils: Great Lakes, Greater Taree and Gloucester. The board serves a four-year term, under the guidance of a chairperson, elected annually.

FIGURE 3 – MIDCOAST WATER SERVICE AND CATCHMENT AREAS