❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on water recycling quantities, proportions, and uses from metropolitan wastewater treatment plants. The answer provides specific figures for the 2006/2007 financial year and details the purposes of the recycled water.
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(a) what quantity of water is recycled from the plants each year;
(b) what proportion of water is recycled from the plants each year; and
(c) for what purposes is recycled water from the plants used?
(b) what proportion of water is recycled from the plants each year; and
(c) for what purposes is recycled water from the plants used?
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Answered
29 August 2007
Responded by
Minister for Water Resources
Response time
15 days
(a) For the financial year 2006/2007, 5.6 GL of effluent from the three metropolitan wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) at Subiaco, Beenyup and Woodman Point was re-used.
(b) This 5.6 GL represented 5.13% of flows from these plants.
(c) This water is used for a variety of purposes. The majority of it is supplied to industry via the Kwinana Water Reclamation Plant. Of the remainder, some is supplied for the irrigation of municipal ovals, and the rest is used within the WWTP's for activities such as cooling, flushing, and chemical dosing.
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(b) This 5.6 GL represented 5.13% of flows from these plants.
(c) This water is used for a variety of purposes. The majority of it is supplied to industry via the Kwinana Water Reclamation Plant. Of the remainder, some is supplied for the irrigation of municipal ovals, and the rest is used within the WWTP's for activities such as cooling, flushing, and chemical dosing.
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