Western Corridor Recycled Water Scheme

Technopedia Center

Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
S1 Informatics S1 Information Systems S1 Information Technology S1 Computer Engineering S1 Electrical Engineering S1 Civil Engineering

faculty of Economics and Business
S1 Management S1 Accountancy

Faculty of Letters and Educational Sciences
S1 English literature S1 English language education S1 Mathematics education S1 Sports Education

Western Corridor Recycled Water Scheme - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 27°32′54″S 152°32′48″E / 27.54833°S 152.54667°E

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(Redirected from Western Corridor Recycled Water Project)

Western Corridor Recycled Water Scheme
Recycled water project
Swanbank Power Station used recycled water from the scheme.
Location of the Western Corridor Recycled Water Scheme in Queensland
Country	Australia
Location	South East Queensland
Coordinates	27°32′54″S 152°32′48″E / 27.54833°S 152.54667°E / -27.54833; 152.54667
Purpose	Recycle wastewater for industry and agriculture
Status	Operational
Construction began	2006 (2006)
Opening date	November 2008 (2008-11)
Cost	A$2.5 billion
Operator(s)	Seqwater
Total capacity	232 ML (51×10^⁶ imp gal; 61×10^⁶ US gal) per day
v t e

The Western Corridor Recycled Water Scheme, a recycled water project, is located in the South East region of Queensland in Australia. The scheme is managed by Seqwater and forms a key part of the SEQ Water Grid constructed by the Queensland Government in response to population growth, climate change and severe drought. The A$2.5 billion project is reported as the largest recycled water project in Australia.^[1] As of 2019, the scheme has been constructed and its performance has been validated.^[2] It remains in care and maintenance mode, and will commence operation after SEQ Water Grid dam levels reach 60%.^[3]

Location and features

The scheme involved the construction of three advanced water treatment plants constructed at Bundamba, Luggage Point and Gibson Island, which draw water from six existing wastewater treatment plants in the region to produce up to 232 megalitres (51×10^⁶ imp gal; 61×10^⁶ US gal) of purified recycled water daily.^[4] The treatment train consists of microfiltration, reverse osmosis, ultraviolet light with advanced oxidation and chlorine disinfection.^{[citation needed]}

The water is distributed via a network of pipelines measuring more than 200 kilometres (120 mi) in length. Construction began on the Recycled Water Project in 2006 and completed in late 2008.^[5]^[6] A$408 million of funding was provided by the Australian Government via its Water Smart Australia Program.^[7]

In Stage 1 of the project the scheme has provided an alternative water source for Swanbank Power Station and both Tarong Power Station and Tarong North Power Station. Supplies to Swanbank started in 2007 and supplies to Tarong and Tarong North started in June 2008.^[2]

The system has the capacity to provide water to other industrial users, agricultural users and to supplement drinking water supplies in Wivenhoe Dam. Testing of the pipeline to Wivenhoe Dam has been conducted, however in November 2008, Premier Anna Bligh declared that recycled water will not enter the dam unless levels drop to below 40%.^[5] Initially, the three power stations were the main customers of the recycled water, consuming 112 megalitres (25×10^⁶ imp gal; 30×10^⁶ US gal) per day.^[5]

Since coming online in August 2007, through to July 2010, the Western Corridor Recycled Water Scheme has supplied more than 37 thousand megalitres (8.1×10^⁹ imp gal; 9.8×10^⁹ US gal) of water into the SEQ Water Grid.^{[citation needed]}

In January 2013 it was reported that the Newman government was considering shutting down part or all of the scheme.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Walker, Jamie (21 January 2013). "Mothballs for Brisbane recycling scheme". The Australian. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b Potable Water Reuse - What can Australia learn from global experience? Final Report Project #3039. Water Research Australia. ISBN 978-1-921732-50-8.
^ "Purified Recycled Water" (PDF). Seqwater. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ "Western Corridor Recycling Plant". Department of the Environment. Australian Government. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Johnstone, Craig (8 May 2009). "Water recycling pipeline in mothballs". The Courier-Mail. Queensland. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
^ "Western Corridor Recycled Water Project, Queensland". Key contracts and projects. Veolia Water. 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
^ "Final progress report Western Corridor Recycled Water Project: Stage 2". Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Australian Government. 4 March 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2010.

External links

Water supply in Queensland, Australia

Dams and reservoirs by region

South East Queensland	Atkinson Baroon Pocket Biggera Creek Bill Gunn Bromelton Cedar Grove Weir Lake Clarendon Enoggera Ewen Maddock Gold Creek Hinze Lake Manchester Leslie Harrison Little Nerang Maroon Moogerah Mount Crosby Weir North Pine Poona Sideling Creek Six Mile Creek Somerset Splityard Creek Wappa Wivenhoe Wyaralong
Darling Downs	Connolly Cooby Coolmunda Cressbrook Glenlyon Leslie Perseverance
South West Queensland	E.J. Beardmore Neil Turner Weir
Wide Bay–Burnett	Ben Anderson Barrage Bjelke-Petersen Boobir Boondooma Borumba Cania Cedar Pocket Cooloolabin Fred Haigh Gordonbrook Lake Gregory Lenthalls McCauley Weir Meandu Creek Paradise Placer Wuruma
Central Queensland	Lake Awoonga Burton Gorge Callide Fairbairn Fitzroy River Barrage Kroombit Middle Creek Number 7 Teemburra Theresa Creek
North Queensland	Bamboo Burdekin Falls Eungella Gattonvale Offstream Storage Kinchant Paluma Peter Faust Ross River Solomon Teviot Creek
Far North Queensland	Copperlode Falls Ibis Irvinebank Koombooloomba Return Creek Southedge Stannary Hills Lake Tinaroo Wild River
North West Queensland	Lake Belmore Corella East Leichhardt Lake Julius Kidston Lake Moondarra Rifle Creek
Historical	Nindooinbah Tallebudgera Creek

Water resource management by function

Companies and government agencies	Gold Coast Water Queensland Urban Utilities seqwater SunWater WaterSecure
Other sources / facilities	Bradfield Scheme Bundaberg Irrigation Scheme Gold Coast Desalination Plant Mount Crosby Pumping Station SEQ Water Grid Toowoomba Water Futures referendum, 2006 Western Corridor Recycled Water Scheme
Regulators	Department of Energy and Water Supply
Historical	Brisbane Water LinkWater Queensland Water Commission SEQ Water Grid Manager

Categories:

Hidden categories:

Location and features

See also

References

External links