Eyre Peninsula desalination plant moves proposed location after resident concerns – Australia Residents living close to a proposed desalination plant at Sleaford Bay have felt their concerns have been listened to, as SA Water confirms the site will be positioned further away from Sleaford Mere and whale aggregation areas. Sleaford Bay resident David Farlam said over a year of consultations with SA Water had paid off. „The local Sleaford community is really pleased with the decision from what I can gather,“ Mr Farlam said. (LINK). Eyre Peninsula desalination plant moves proposed location after resident concerns – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-07-26T14:40:06+02:00
Desalination plant to reach full capacity amidst critical works – Australia The Gold Coast Desalination Plant will be ramped up to full capacity to enable critical upgrades to the Mt Crosby Water Treatment Plant. The desalination plant, located at Tugun, is scheduled to provide up to 133 million litres – the equivalent of 50 Olympic-sized swimming pools – per day into the South East Queensland (SEQ) water grid while the Mt Crosby plant is taken offline for the next stage of critical works. Natural Resources Minister, Dr Anthony Lynham, said the Mount Crosby plant was one of SEQ’s most important […] Desalination plant to reach full capacity amidst critical works – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-07-21T14:05:27+02:00
Desalination Plant to fire back up for critical works – Australia The Gold Coast Desalination Plant will be fired back up to full capacity this summer to allow for critical upgrades to one of South East Queensland’s most important water treatment plants. Natural Resources Minister Dr Anthony Lynham said the desalination plant at Tugun was scheduled to provide up to 133 million litres– or the equivalent of 50 Olympic sized swimming pools – per day into the SEQ Water Grid while the Mt Crosby plant is offline for the next stage of critical works. “Queensland, like the rest of the […] Desalination Plant to fire back up for critical works – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-07-17T11:57:23+02:00
Utilities bigwig to chair OTTP’s Sydney Desalination Plant – Australia AGL Energy director and NSW Ports chair Patricia McKenzie has been called into Sydney Desalination Plant to keep its proposed expansion on the political agenda. It is understood McKenzie has been appointed as Sydney Desalination Plant’s new chair, effective immediately. McKenzie has 40 years‘ experience in NSW’s utilities sector, having previously chaired state owned electricity distribution company Essential Energy and was a director of the now privatised TransGrid and Macquarie Generation. (LINK). Utilities bigwig to chair OTTP’s Sydney Desalination Plant – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-07-01T21:38:47+02:00
Desal plant expansion delayed as Sydney no longer in drought – Australia The Berejiklian government has delayed the expansion of Sydney’s desalination plant, just five months after it moved to double its size to provide more drinking water for the city. As Sydney is no longer in drought and Warragamba Dam is at 83 per cent capacity, the government is reconsidering its water strategy for the city. In January, Water Minister Melinda Pavey directed the operators of the plant, in Kurnell in Sydney’s south, to prepare for an expansion „as quickly as practicable“. Desal plant expansion delayed as Sydney no longer in drought – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-06-08T14:28:53+02:00
Desal plant in pipeline for Kangaroo Island – Australia The Marshall Liberal Government is committing $33 million to building a desalination plant at Kangaroo Island which will provide a new secure drinking water supply, unlock economic activity and improve bushfire resilience. The 2 megalitre per day seawater desalination plant will improve drinking water security and provide better water infrastructure to support the local tourism and agriculture industries. Premier Steven Marshall said this investment will create an estimated 500 jobs and add over $200 million of economic value to Kangaroo Island in […] Desal plant in pipeline for Kangaroo Island – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-06-05T10:57:22+02:00
Govt halts plans to expand Sydney desal plant – Australia Last December the government asked the independent regulator IPART to investigate the pricing impact of the planned expansion and announced terms of reference for an investigation of costs and charges. At the time water minister Melinda Pavey told IPART the government had asked the plant to prepare plans to expand its capacity to produce drinking water, saying this was a key element in protecting Sydney’s water security. She said expansion of the Kurnell plant should be undertaken “as quickly as practicable to […] Govt halts plans to expand Sydney desal plant – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-06-03T15:25:10+02:00
Desalination supplies remote SA community with safe water – Australia The Murputja Desalination Plant is supplying a third Indigenous community in South Australia’s Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands with safe drinking water. With Kanpi connecting to the local supply network, its community can now receive clean potable water. The solar and battery-powered 60kL capacity Murputja Desalination Plant treats water sourced from local bores, before it is piped through a total of around 12km of pipeline into homes and businesses across the three local communities. (LINK). Desalination supplies remote SA community with safe water – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-06-02T15:27:24+02:00
Water Corporation investigates future water sources for Perth – Australia RECYCLED groundwater and storm water are being considered to top up Perth’s long term water supply as Water Corporation rolls forward desalination plant proposals. As the environmental assessment for a desalination plant in Perth’s north reached its third stage, the utility flagged it was also starting to investigate more groundwater replenishment and storm water options. In early May, WA’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) approved Water Corporation’s environmental scoping document for a potential seawater desalination plant in Alkimos. Water Corporation investigates future water sources for Perth – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-05-14T14:15:15+02:00
Groundwater desalination on farms in Western Australia – Australia Groundwater in the Western Australian grainbelt is a potential resource for on-farm water self sufficiency. However, most groundwater in this environment is saline to some degree, and is often not suitable for livestock or other on-farm uses. Desalination, the process to remove much of the salt from saline water sources, could produce less-saline water for livestock, crop spraying, horticulture and domestic uses. This page provides information on desalination – with reverse osmosis (RO) systems – of groundwater on farms in the […] Groundwater desalination on farms in Western Australia – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-05-08T10:33:08+02:00