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Massive Fatberg Forces Sydney Water to Act

2/23/2026

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  • The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority ordered Sydney Water to remove fats at the Malabar wastewater treatment plant after discovering a large fatberg.
  • The fatberg was possibly the size of four buses.
  • It contributed to beach closures last summer.
  • Sydney Water must implement a pollution reduction program including fat removal and monitoring technology.
  • Sydney Water's managing director admitted the fatberg likely formed due to wastewater discharges.