Public wants Perth water to come from desalination plant – Perth – Australia Almost half of people in WA want Perth’s next major source of drinking water to be another desalination plant, the biggest survey of its kind has found. Releasing the results of an 18-month consultation to gauge public views about Perth’s water future, the Water Corporation said desalinated ocean water was by far the most popular choice for the city’s next supply source. (LINK). Public wants Perth water to come from desalination plant – Perth – AustraliaDME GmbH2018-09-29T17:00:56+02:00
Desal plants might do less damage to marine environments than we thought – Sydney – Australia The Conversation) Millions of people all over the world rely on desalinated water. Closer to home, Australia has desalination plants in Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, the Gold Coast, and many remote and regional locations. But despite the growing size and number of desalination plants, the environmental impacts are little understood. Our six-year study, published recently in the journal Water Research , looked at the health the marine environment before, during and after the Sydney Desalination Plant was operating. (LINK). Desal plants might do less damage to marine environments than we thought – Sydney – AustraliaDME GmbH2018-09-21T12:10:41+02:00
Berejiklian eager to switch on Sydney desalination plant – Sydney – Australia It’s little wonder the Berejiklian government is eager to switch on the Sydney desalination plant and end the „water security mode“ it has languished in since 2012. At full bore, the Kurnell plant is designed to deliver about 91 billion litres of drinking water a year, meeting almost a sixth of Sydney’s annual needs. (LINK). Berejiklian eager to switch on Sydney desalination plant – Sydney – AustraliaDME GmbH2018-09-19T17:26:20+02:00
Alkimos in the mix for Perth’s next $1 billion desalination plant – Perth – Australia A giant desalination plant in Perth’s northern suburbs is in the mix to be the city’s next major drinking water source, with the Water Corporation set to undertake preparatory works. The State-owned utility has revealed it is about to carry out a seismic survey of the seabed off Alkimos to identify potential issues or risks associated with building a desalination plant there. Testing will begin on September 17 and last for three weeks, before a drilling barge is used for “core sampling” until November. (LINK). Alkimos in the mix for Perth’s next $1 billion desalination plant – Perth – AustraliaDME GmbH2018-09-21T18:54:03+02:00
Perth dam levels swell after wet winter – Perth – Australia PERTH’s dams have swelled to their highest levels in almost a decade after a return to relatively average rainfall over the past two winters. The Water Corporation said yesterday that almost 100 billion litres of run-off had flowed into Perth’s network of reservoirs between June and last month — just shy of the post-1975 average of 107 billion litres. It comes after one of the city’s wettest winters in years during which 467.4mm of rain fell, almost in line with the historical average of 473.7mm. Perth dam levels swell after wet winter – Perth – AustraliaDME GmbH2018-09-21T19:25:03+02:00
HICL pockets £91m from Australian water plant sale – Victoria – Australia HICL Infrastructure (HICL) has agreed to sell its interest in an Australian water plant, netting the trust £91 million. The £2.8 billion trust managed by InfraRed Capital has agreed to sell its 9.7% interest in the AquaSure Desalination public-private partnership project. The project is a 30-year concession to finance, construct, operate, and maintain the largest desalination plant in the southern hemisphere and is capable of producing 444 million litres of drinking waters a day. (LINK). HICL pockets £91m from Australian water plant sale – Victoria – AustraliaDME GmbH2018-09-21T18:41:22+02:00
Sydney dam levels plummeting as desalination plant stalls – Sydney – Australia A multimillion dollar desalination plant built to address water shortages in Sydney a decade ago may not be fully operational until next August. As drought continues to grip New South Wales, Sydney’s dam levels are falling at such a rapid rate that the city’s only desalination plant could be needed for the first time since 2012. Sydney’s total water storage fell to 65% this week, down about a quarter since last year. Warragamba Dam, the city’s largest water source, is at 68.3%. Twelve months ago it was at 90.7% […] Sydney dam levels plummeting as desalination plant stalls – Sydney – AustraliaDME GmbH2018-08-30T08:14:41+02:00
Sleaford Bay land purchased for desalination plant – Port Lincoln – Australia Construction of an $80-million desalination plant at Sleaford Bay is likely to begin in 18 months to two years and would supply Eyre Peninsula with water. Minister for Environment and Water David Speirs announced the plans on a recent visit to the Port Lincoln. SA Water finalised the purchase of about 60 hectares of land near Sleaford Bay in July this year. (LINK). Sleaford Bay land purchased for desalination plant – Port Lincoln – AustraliaDME GmbH2018-08-28T13:10:03+02:00
Why it’s a bad idea to ramp up Adelaide’s desalination plant – Adelaide – Australia Drought-affected farmers in New South Wales have called for South Australia to increase the use of its desalination plant to enable an increase in water allocations for other users along the Murray River. The farmers’ argument is that if Adelaide, in particular, draws less water from the river more will be available for agriculture in NSW and Victoria. The logic may sound appealing, but there are three good reasons why it’s not a good idea. Not only is desalination an incredibly expensive project, there are other strategies – like water pricing – that can more effectively reduce water demand. Why it’s a bad idea to ramp up Adelaide’s desalination plant – Adelaide – AustraliaDME GmbH2018-08-17T16:07:02+02:00
Dam levels take a dive as the big dry tightens its grip – Sydney – Australia The Kurnell desalination plant which has sat idle for the past five years may need to be switched back on if Sydney’s dam levels continue to fall. Water levels at storages supplying the Sydney metropolitan area are sinking amid a lack of rain and rising consumption. The total storage levels for the Sydney region are running at about two-thirds full, with the desalination plant set to be turned on to supplement the water supply when capacity drops to 60 per cent, according to WaterNSW. (LINK). Dam levels take a dive as the big dry tightens its grip – Sydney – AustraliaDME GmbH2018-08-17T16:08:39+02:00