Tag: Australia
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West Australia looks at five desalination options
The Water Corporation in Western Australia is looking at five options for desalination as part of its draft plan Water Forever: Directions for Our Water Future published on 9 March 2009 for public comment.
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Gold Coast desalination plant starts at 33% capacity
The Gold Coast desalination plant in Queensland, Australia, began operating on 26 February 2009 at 33% capacity, producing more than 40,000 m³/d.
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Final go-ahead for Adelaide desalination plant
Adelaide’s 150,000 m³/d desalination plant was given the final go-ahead on 26 February 2009 by the South Australia state government.
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Adelaide size may be doubled as Acciona emerges in front
The consortium led by Spain’s Acciona Agua was announced as preferred bidder for the Adelaide desalination project on 19 February 2009, as Australian media reported that the capacity of the new plant was to be doubled from 150,000 m³/d to 300,000 m³/d.
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B&V find ceramic membranes help water recycling
Ceramic membranes used in conjunction with ozone produce significant benefits for water recycling. Jonathan Clement of Black & Veatch, revealed this research result to the Australian Water Association’s (AWA) third specialty conference on membranes and desalination held in Sydney, Australia, on 11-13 February 2009.
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Adelaide to get Aus$ 62 million water reuse project
The federal Australian government and South Australia (SA) state will invest Aus$ 62.6 million (US$ 41.3 million) in a project to supply 1.6 million m³/year of treated wastewater to new housing developments in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, where a large desalination contract is also due to be let in March 2009.
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Marin board takes desalination lead from Australia
“Look at Australia. I don’t want to be stupid,” said Alex Forman, chairman of the Marin Municipal Water District Board of Directors on 11 February 2009 after the board approved continuation of work towards a 5-15 MGD (19,000-57,000 m³/d) desalination plant sourcing San Francisco Bay.
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Environment review released for West Australia’s 2nd desalination plant
Western Australia’s Water Corporation released an environmental review of its proposed Southern Seawater Desalination Plant at Binningup on 3 February 2009 following approval by the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage & the Arts.
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Wave-powered desalination to be investigated in Australia
Australian cleantech developer Carnegie Corporation Ltd and the Australian government are to investigate the use of wave energy to power a desalination plant.
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Australian government rebate for domestic water reuse
Australian households will be eligible for a rebate of up to Aus$ 500 (US$ 315) each for the purchase of a rainwater tank or a greywater reuse system under a new government program announced by the Minister for Climate Change & Water, Senator Penny Wong, on 30 January 2009.