List of desalination plants in Australia

As a result of the water supply crisis during the severe 1997–2009 drought State governments around Australia began building desalination plants that purify seawater using reverse osmosis technology. Many of these plants have included in their overall cost the building of renewable energy sources such as wind farms.

Australia's first working desalination plant was the Kwinana plant in Perth, and was completed in November 2006. A second plant on the Gold Coast began operations in February 2009. The Kurnell Desalination Plant in Sydney was opened on 28 January 2010.[1]

List of desalination plants

Desalination plants in use

Plant Capacity (Megalitres per day) Capacity (Gigalitres per year) Percent of water supply - at full capacity Current status Location Completion
Gold Coast Desalination Plant1254527% of South East QueenslandOperating at a minimum production level[2]Queensland (Tugun) 28°09′25″S 153°29′49″E / 28.157°S 153.497°E / -28.157; 153.4972009
Perth Seawater Desalination Plant1304817% of PerthProvides 45 gigalites a year[2]Western Australia (Kwinana) 32°12′11″S 115°46′23″E / 32.203°S 115.773°E / -32.203; 115.7732006
Sydney Desalination Plant2509015% of SydneyOperating at a minimum production level[2]New South Wales (Kurnell) 34°01′30″S 151°12′18″E / 34.025°S 151.205°E / -34.025; 151.2052010
Victorian Desalination Plant41015033% of MelbourneOperating at a minimum production level[2]Victoria (Wonthaggi) 38°35′17″S 145°31′34″E / 38.588°S 145.526°E / -38.588; 145.5262012
Southern Seawater Desalination Plant27010020% of PerthWestern Australia (Binningup) 33°07′44″S 115°42′11″E / 33.129°S 115.703°E / -33.129; 115.7032012
Adelaide Desalination Plant27010050% of AdelaideOperating at a minimum production level[2] supplying 10% of SA water[3]South Australia (Port Stanvac) 35°05′49″S 138°29′02″E / 35.097°S 138.484°E / -35.097; 138.4842012

Smaller desalination plants

State Location Capacity (Megalitres per day) Status

Western Australia

 Albany (Cape Riche)33Approved 2012
Anketell Point (Pilbara)9.6Approved 2013[4]
Barrow Island (Gorgon gas project)7Operating
Bunbury (Binningup)137Operating
Burrup (West Pilbara)16.4Operating
Cape Preston (Sino Iron project, Pilbara) 140 Operating[5]
Esperance45Proposed 2011
Garden Island (Navy Base)UnknownQ1 2014
Karratha175Planning
Kwinana Beach144Operating
Long Island (Houtman Abrolhos)0.017Operating
Onslow (Wheatstone LNG)11
Rottnest Island0.55Operating
Undecided150Planning

South Australia

 Kangaroo Head (Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island)0.3Operating
Leigh Creeknot knownOperating[6]
Lonsdale (Adelaide)300Operating
Marion Bay0.06Operating
Port Augusta (Sundrop Farms)8Operating
Port Spencer / Lipson Cove (Centrex Metals)14-55Proposed then abandoned
Whyalla Steelworks (Arrium)4Operating

Queensland

 Green Island0.06Operating
Hamilton Island1.5Operating
Hook Island?Operating
Long Island (Club Crocodile)0.12Operating
St. Agnes / 1770 (Gladstone)1.5Construction complete 2013
Tugun125Operating

Offshore

 Christmas Island4.5Operating
Home Island (Cocos & Keeling Islands)0.35Under construction 2014
Timor Sea (Ichthys LNG)0.5?

Secondary desalination plants, citations[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

Desalination plants in development or cancelled

Plant Capacity (Megalitres per day) Location Notes
Point Paterson Desalination Plant15South Australiaproject cancelled
Onslow Desalination Plant2Western Australia
Point Lowly / Port Bonython (BHP Billiton)280South AustraliaApproved 2011, construction deferred
Toukley20New South WalesApproved 2007, construction deferred
Sunshine CoastunknownQueenslandSuggested after 2028
Bribie IslandunknownQueenslandIn dispute
North Stradbroke IslandunknownQueenslandIn dispute

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sydney's desal plant switched on". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Puddy, Rebecca (12 September 2015). "Idle desalination plants built by Labor cost $1bn". The Australian. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Adelaide desalination plant too expensive, Liberals say, despite falling electricity bill". ABC News. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  4. ↑ API West Pilbara Iron Ore Project - Stage 1 Desalination Discharge Management Plan (PDF). Como, Western Australia: API Management Pty Ltd. 2010. p. 2.
  5. ↑ "Sino Iron Project Desalination Plant | Case study | Ausenco". www.ausenco.com. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  6. ↑ "Leigh Creek to receive SA Water services" (PDF). SA Water, Government of South Australia. pp. 1 & 4. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  7. ↑ G. Crisp and E.A. Swinton, Desalination in Australia: A review, Water 35(2) (2008) 94.
  8. ↑ Evans, G. “Sydney Desalination.” Water-technology. 26 August 2008. Web. 28 April 2010. <http://www.water-technology.net/features/feature40057>
  9. ↑ Desal plant gets final approval.” WAtoday. 24 June 2009. Web. 1 May 2010 <http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/desal-plant-gets-final-approval-20090624-cwij.html>
  10. ↑ Desalination – Project Information.” SA Water. Government of South Australia. n.d. Web. 1 May 2010. <http://www.sawater.com.au/SAWater/WhatsNew/MajorProjects/ADP_ProjectInfo.htm>
  11. ↑ Gipson, D. “Take Bligh’s promises on Bribie Island desalination plan with grain of salt.” LNP. 19 April 2010. Web. 29 April 2010. <http://lnp.org.au/media-centre/media-release/2408-take-blighs-promises-on-bribie-island-desalination-plant-with-a-grain-of-salt.html>
  12. ↑ Lucas, P. “Study rules out two future desalination plant sites.” Queensland Government. 23 February 2009. Web. 30 April 2010. <http://www.cabinet.qld.gov.au/mms/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=62905>
  13. ↑ "Drinking water for a seaside tourism community" Osmoflo Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  14. ↑ Water - A precious commodity Rottnest Island Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  15. ↑ Industries - Resorts Ausmos Retrieved 2014-01-09.
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