The Mount Compass community wastewater system (CWMS) had reached its design capacity. The expansion of the community wastewater scheme, through the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant, will allow for future development within the Mount Compass district. CWMS is a system designed to collect and treat wastewater from properties using a network of common infrastructure. It is designed to collect, treat, re-use and/or dispose of primary treated effluent. Approximately 60 per cent of houses within the Mount Compass Township are serviced by the existing CWMS scheme.