Goroke residents fed up with faulty greywater systems have called for an upgrade of the town's sewerage services.
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West Wimmera Shire Council has spent more than $35,000 fixing faulty greywater systems in the town since July 2013.
The systems were implemented four years ago.
Council received funding in 2010 to eliminate household greywater from being discharged to the street.
Septic tanks or greywater dispersal boxes were fitted to houses at Goroke and Aspley in an attempt to contain the discharge of wastewater.
Since installation, there have been a number of issues at Goroke with failing greywater pumps, poor workmanship, bad odours and overloading of the already heavy clay soils.
Goroke resident Jeff Hillier said pumps were not working successfully because of the town's soil type, which was causing water to pool instead of being absorbed.
At times of heavy rain, the soil is unable to hold naturally occurring water along with wastewater and properties were forced to divert greywater to street drains.
"The pumps people have are inferior and council has had to replace a lot of them," Mr Hillier said.
"We need something a bit better than what we have got."
Mr Hillier said the Environment Protection Authority did not want the greywater going out into the street drains.
He said a sewerage system would help the situation.
A community group has been formed to help lobby for a sewer system at Goroke.
Council released its draft domestic wastewater management plan at a meeting on Thursday.
Acting infrastructure development and works general manager Gillian Bradshaw said the document meant council could move forward and lobby for a sewerage system.
Cr Bruce Meyer said Goroke would not be able to get a sewer system without the report.
"Council won't be applying for funding, GWMWater will do that. We need this document to get GWMWater to lobby on our behalf," he said.
"If we don't do that, there is no way we can get a sewer system."
The plan revealed Goroke's population decreased by 40 per cent between 1981 and 2011.
"It is possible improved domestic wastewater management, such as the implementation of a reticulated system, could support more consolidated growth within the town," the report showed.
The report showed reticulated sewerage would provide hydraulic relief in the town, but would come at a high financial cost.
Ms Bradshaw said despite the money council had spent on faulty systems, the number of complaints was decreasing.
"The main complaint is still pump failings, but there are less than a handful of properties with issues now," she said.
"We are dealing with the complaints and we are progressing."
Ms Bradshaw said there had only been two complaints since July.
The draft plan will be available for community viewing, before being adopted by council.