Heavy rains are great news for Sydney’s dams, but they come with a big caveat – Australia Throughout summer, Sydney’s water storage level fell alarmingly. Level 2 water restrictions were imposed and the New South Wales government prepared to double the capacity of its desalination plant. But then it began to rain, and rain. Sydney water storages jumped from 41% in early February to 75% now – the highest of any capital city in Australia.This is great news for the city, but it comes with a big caveat. Floodwaters will undoubtedly wash bushfire debris into reservoirs—possibly overwhelming water treatment systems. We must […] Heavy rains are great news for Sydney’s dams, but they come with a big caveat – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-02-14T13:26:14+01:00
Rain could delay plans to double Sydney’s desal plant capacity – Australia Warragamba Dam is set to jump above 50 per cent capacity due to heavy rainfall, which means that the implementation of a plan by the NSW government to double the capacity of the Sydney Desalination Plant could be delayed. Earlier this year, NSW Water Minister Melinda Pavey directed the operators of the plant to prepare for an expansion „as quickly as practicable“ in the context of drought and fast-dropping dam levels. However the $1 billion project will only proceed from the planning […] Rain could delay plans to double Sydney’s desal plant capacity – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-02-09T17:31:27+01:00
Desalination plants are a critical part of our future – Australia With water restrictions increasing around NSW and talk about Sydney moving to level three sanctions, people are starting to ask what happens if the city’s water supply becomes critically low? The prognosis is not good. Long-term climate forecasts show the drought continuing for a long time. In addition, our population is increasing and recent per capita water usage rates have actually increased. (LINK). Desalination plants are a critical part of our future – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-01-28T16:43:05+01:00
Australia faces falling inflows even as demand for water grows – Australia Reservoirs across Australia are recording dwindling inflows as the climate warms and dries, a trend that is likely to continue and force cities, including Melbourne and Sydney, to bolster the security of water supplies. A new study by University of NSW scientists published in the Water Resources Research journal examined streamflow data for 222 catchments and applied six of the latest climate models. All models forecast drops in supply. „We are looking at an average of 20 per cent reduced reliability in the future across […] Australia faces falling inflows even as demand for water grows – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-01-22T14:28:58+01:00
Fear desalination plans could set back NSW emission goals – Australia The Berejiklian government is yet to commit to a source of electricity to power the expansion of desalination in the state, potentially locking in a significant new source of greenhouse gas emissions for NSW. Sydney’s existing $2.3 billion desalination plant is 100 per cent powered by renewable energy as part of a 20-year deal signed in 2008. Water Minister Melinda Pavey declined to commit to the preferred energy source to run the planned doubling of the plant and two other such facilities including in […] Fear desalination plans could set back NSW emission goals – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-01-20T17:12:58+01:00
Sydney households face higher water bills due to desal plant expansion – Australia Water experts are warning an expansion of Sydney’s $2.3 billion desalination plant is likely to take up to two years to complete and lead to higher bills for households. With the city’s dam levels dropping fast, the Berejiklian government has begun the process of fast-tracking a doubling in the size of the plant at Kurnell in Sydney’s south. The move has sparked demands from Labor, the Greens and independent MPs for the government to protect households from higher water bills to fund the expansion, […] Sydney households face higher water bills due to desal plant expansion – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-01-09T23:29:25+01:00
Sydney desal plant to expand to provide more drinking water – Sydney The Berejiklian government will fast-track an expansion of Sydney’s desalination plant, which will double it in size to provide more than 30 per cent of the city’s drinking water. With dam levels dropping to 43 per cent on Wednesday, NSW Water Minister Melinda Pavey has directed the operators of the plant to prepare for an expansion „as quickly as practicable“. Ms Pavey said the expansion of the plant in Kurnell, in Sydney’s south, was a „key element in protecting Sydney’s water security“. Sydney desal plant to expand to provide more drinking water – SydneyDME GmbH2020-01-08T15:41:29+01:00
Sydney’s desalination plant creates unexpected boom in fish populations – Sydney The desalination plant in Sydney, Australia, which creates 250 million litres of vital drinking water per day, has an unexpected benefit of also attracting close to four times as many fish to the area, researchers revealed on Thursday. The desalination plant in Sydney is one of the largest in the world, and in times of reduced rainfall, it supplies roughly 15 percent of the Sydney’s drinking water. Now, a seven-year study by Southern Cross University (SCU) and the University of New South […] Sydney’s desalination plant creates unexpected boom in fish populations – SydneyDME GmbH2019-12-19T14:52:45+01:00
Sydney Water proposes increase in price as drought hits revenue, supply – Sydney Sydneysiders are using higher than average amounts of water and face the prospect of four more years of restrictions and a hike in bills from next July if the drought does not break. Sydney Water has submitted a revised submission to the Independent Pricing Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) for a proposal that would see annual water bills rise by $30 a year with dam levels on Tuesday sinking to 46.3 per cent. The state government is also expected to soon announce the expansion […] Sydney Water proposes increase in price as drought hits revenue, supply – SydneyDME GmbH2019-11-19T15:33:39+01:00
The Rabbi and the desalination plant – Australia In a NSW Parliamentary speech on the drought, NSW Shadow Treasurer Walt Secord cheekily told a friend that The Jewish House’s Rabbi Mendel Kastel can still continue to pray for rain, but we also have to upgrade the Sydney Desalination Plant. Mr Secord, who is also NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel deputy chair was speaking about Labor’s in-principle support for upgrading the desalination plant, which turns ocean water into drinking water as the State is gripped in drought. Currently, the desalination plant […] The Rabbi and the desalination plant – AustraliaDME GmbH2019-09-29T19:25:25+02:00