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Fatberg the size of four buses likely birthed poo balls that closed Sydney beaches – and it can’t be cleared

Exclusive: Secret report suggests fats, oils and grease accumulate in ‘inaccessible dead zone’ at Malabar plant, then dislodge when pumping pressure ‘rapidly increases’

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A giant fatberg, potentially the size of four Sydney buses, within Sydney Water’s Malabar deepwater ocean sewer has been identified as the likely source of the debris balls that washed up on Sydney beaches a year ago.

Sydney Water isn’t sure exactly how big the fatberg is because it can’t easily access where it has accumulated.

Fixing the problem would require shutting down the outfall – which reaches 2.3km offshore – for maintenance and diverting sewage to “cliff face discharge”, which would close Sydney’s beaches “for months”, a secret report obtained by Guardian Australia states.

$3bn wastewater overhaul after debris balls on Sydney beaches

Debris balls had been found at popular spots such as Coogee Beach and Gordon's Bay in Sydney's east. (ABC News: Digby Werthmuller)

A $3 billion wastewater infrastructure overhaul has been announced for the Malabar wastewater treatment system.

The NSW EPA identified the site as the source of debris balls, which washed up on Sydney and Central Coast beaches between late 2024 and early 2025.

The Glenfield and Liverpool wastewater facilities will be upgraded in the first stage of the project.

Western Sydney will undergo a $3 billion overhaul of its wastewater infrastructure following an investigation into debris balls that washed up on the city's popular beaches.

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