Auckland drought: Why floating desalination plants got the thumbs down – New Zealand One or even two huge floating desalination plants, to turn seawater into fresh water, were briefly considered as solutions to Aucklandâs drought-driven water shortage. Each of the barges could have supplied 6 per cent of Aucklandâs water needs, from a location on Manukau Harbour, but would have come with a big financial and environmental cost. The desalination barge idea was canvassed in a confidential report to the June meeting of the board of Auckland Council subsidiary Watercare, obtained by Stuff. (LINK). Auckland drought: Why floating desalination plants got the thumbs down – New ZealandHIWI042020-08-01T14:54:25+02:00
$180m fund to keep Aucklandâs taps flowing – New Zealand Aucklandâs water supplier could need to spend up to $180m urgently to find alternative sources of water if insufficient rains fall through winter, worsening the cityâs drought. The spending is signalled in Auckland Councilâs emergency Covid-19 recovery budget and would pay to extend treatment for Waikato River water, for âmodularâ treatment plants at Pukekohe and near an unused source at Papakura plus possible new measures such as desalination of seawater. Watercare, the council company that runs the water and wastewater systems, has already committed [âŠ] $180m fund to keep Aucklandâs taps flowing – New ZealandHIWI042020-06-24T15:33:18+02:00
Auckland’s water supply in doubt following dispute over Waikato River water usage Auckland Councilâs Watercare is planning to use the river to meet the next thirty years of Aucklandâs population growth, but local iwi and the Waikato Regional Council donât want that to happen. It means Auckland may have to look elsewhere for its water supply, and that could be costly. The once-in-a-generation drought has unveiled some interesting things â like old railway tunnels â and some concerning things â like the tense disagreement over whether Auckland can continue taking water from the Waikato [âŠ] Auckland’s water supply in doubt following dispute over Waikato River water usageHIWI042020-05-24T18:21:38+02:00