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Desal plant on track to produce 100B litres of H2O

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00

Construction is underway on the second phase of the Southern Seawater Desalination Plant in Binningup, which was officially opened last September. It is the state’s second desalination facility. The Water Minister Bill Marmion says when the plant reaches full production,…

Plans stall for more desal plants in regional SA

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00

A company which supplies desalination systems says a lack of support from SA Water is denying three South Australian towns better quality water. Melbourne-based F Cubed wants to build desalination plants at Ceduna, Hawker and Orroroo, using solar technology. Chief…

Greens call for Sydney desalination plant shutdown

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00

Sydney dam levels are continuing to rise, prompting a call from the Greens for the city’s desalination plant to be placed in stand-by mode. The New South Wales Government announced last week it had negotiated with the operator of the…

Companies seek extension to desalination contract

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00

The companies involved in the consortium building the Wonthaggi desalination are trying to negotiate an extension to their contract with the Victorian Government. The French Company, Suez Environment, has reported its profits to September 30 have been dragged down by…

Desalination plant to boost Perth's water supply

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00

A desalination plant in the South West has been officially opened, three months ahead of schedule. More than $900 million has been spent building the state’s second desalination plant at Binningup, just north of Bunbury. The Water Minister Bill Marmion…

New desalination plant capacity to double

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00

The State Government will expand the new desalination plant in the South West to double the volume of drinking water it produces. The government will spend $450 million expanding the $1 billion plant at Binningup. The plant will produce 100…

Alliance eyes Port Germein desal plant potential

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00

The potential for a desalination plant near Port Germein, in South Australia’s Upper Spencer Gulf, has been flagged at a resources investment conference in Adelaide this week. The Braemar Iron Alliance, which is made up of eight iron ore explorers…

West Pilbara desal plant put on hold

Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00

The Western Australian Government handed down its budget yesterday, with the $370 million West Pilbara desalination plant put on the backburner due to recent heavy rain. The Member for the North-West, Vince Catania says the delay allows time to negotiate…

Desalination plant to be built in the Pilbara

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00

The Premier Colin Barnett has announced plans to build a $370 million desalination plant on the Burrup peninsula in the Pilbara. State cabinet met in Karratha today and endorsed the proposal. The plant will add a further six billion litres…

Victorian desal plant to cost extra $2b

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00

The Victorian auditor-general says a proposed desalination plant will cost $2 billion more than State Government estimates. The auditor-general’s report, tabled in Parliament today, shows the desalination plant will cost more than $18 billion over the next 30 years -…

Desalination plant handed over to Qld Government

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00

The Queensland Opposition says there has been a strange lack of fanfare for the official handover of the Tugun desalination plant on the Gold Coast. The Government was supposed to take ownership of the Tugun plant early last year but…

Works at Tugun desal plant almost complete

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00

Queensland Infrastructure and Planning Minister Stirling Hinchliffe says the Tugun desalination plant on the Gold Coast is working again. Mr Hinchliffe says water production ceased in early June so work could be done to replace corroded pipes and valves. The…

Union says desal completion deadline unrealistic

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00

A union says unrealistic demands are being imposed by the South Australian Government for the completion of Adelaide’s desalination plant. It says work has not slowed despite safety concerns being raised after a worker died at the site in July.…

Three sites earmarked for Eyre Peninsula desal

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00

SA Water has announced three possible sites for a desalination plant for Eyre Peninsula, all of them at the southern end. One possible site is near Cathedral Rocks, the others in the Sleaford Bay area. SA Water previously has rejected…

Govt secures private funding for desal plant

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00

The Victorian Government has secured private investment for its desalination plant, to be built near Wonthaggi. The Government had been acting as a lender of last resort for the $1.7 billon of private investment required to fund the plant. The…