Mt Buller in Victoria, Australia has unveiled a $3.43 million water reuse project.

It will be the first in the world to recycle water from snowmaking. The project is funded by the Mt Buller, Mt Stirling Alpine Resort Management Board and the Victorian Water Trust.

“The project will improve the quality and reduce the volume of the treated effluent that is discharged into the Howqua River and reduce the demand on local water courses for snow making,” explained Phil Nunn, CEO, Mt Buller and Mt Stirling Alpine Resort Management Board. “It will also ensure that up to 80 per cent of the Village’s wastewater is recycled,”

The new system will purify and recycle up to two million litres of water a day.