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Last updated: November 21, 2024
Proposal by the Water Corporation to renew a groundwater licence to continue abstraction from the Millstream aquifer of 6 gigalitres per annum (GL/a). The Water Corporation hold an existing temporary groundwater licence to abstract 3GL/a from the Millstream aquifer until February 2027 (GWL205069), enabling combined abstraction of up to 9GL/a. The referrer of the proposal contends that this significantly exceeds the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation’s sustainable limit of 6 GL/a,... Read more...Last updated: April 19, 2024
The Water Corporation submitted a proposal 'Burrup Peninsula Desalinated Water and Seawater Supplies Project' in May 2001 (Water Corporation, 2001a) to service the requirements of new industrial developments on the Burrup Peninsula. The proposed scheme was designed to supply seawater and desalinated water to the Syntroleum Sweetwater Corporation (Syntroleum) gas to liquids plant, with additional capacity to supply one or possibly two other process plants. The EPA released its report (... Read more...Last updated: May 31, 2021
The Water Corporation propose to construct a seawater desalination plant to supply potable water to the town of Onslow, WA. Seawater intake and brine wastewater release will occur in Beadon Bay, approximately 1 km seaward from the shoreline. The desalination processing facility is to be located at Lot 551, 552 and/or 553 Beadon Creek Road, Onslow. The proposal will involve the installation of permanent subtidal infrastructure in Beadon Bay (intake head, brine diffusers and transport pipes), a... Read more...Last updated: December 8, 2016
In September 2011 Chevron Australia Propriety Limited (CAPL) and the Department of State Development (DSD) executed an agreement (Ashburton North State Development Agreement (Wheatstone Project) (SDA)) that required CAPL, to develop and execute a project that increased potable water supply to Onslow by 2 ML/day. This project is referred to as the Onslow Water Infrastructure Upgrade Project. After completion of the works the assets will be handed-over to the Water Corporation for ongoing... Read more...Last updated: June 22, 2001
Proposal by the Water Corporation to construct and operate a seawater supply and desalination system on the Burrup Peninsula. Read more...