❓ A parliamentary question regarding shutdowns at the Perth Seawater Desalination Plant is answered, clarifying that shutdowns occurred during commissioning, not due to breakdowns, and costs are covered under existing contracts.
AnsweredQoN 2635Legislative Assembly
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(i) if so, by how much was the output reduced and for how long;
(ii) what was the cause; and
(iii) what was the cost of repair and who is responsible for this cost?
(ii) what was the cause; and
(iii) what was the cost of repair and who is responsible for this cost?
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Answered
18 September 2007
Responded by
Minister for Water Resources
Response time
21 days
The Perth Seawater Desalination Plant has not suffered a breakdown. As part of commissioning, there were occasions when the desalination plant was required to be shutdown.
( i) The shutdown periods were dependent upon the tasks being undertaken, but typically varied from four hours to four days. There was no net loss in the water production target.
( ii) There was no single specific cause for the shutdowns.
(iii) There were no breakdown costs. All shutdown costs to date are included in the contract cost. These costs, and any future costs during the two year defects liability period, finishing in 2009, are borne by the proAlliance, which is an alliance of the Water Corporation and the Multiplex Degremont Joint Venture.
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( i) The shutdown periods were dependent upon the tasks being undertaken, but typically varied from four hours to four days. There was no net loss in the water production target.
( ii) There was no single specific cause for the shutdowns.
(iii) There were no breakdown costs. All shutdown costs to date are included in the contract cost. These costs, and any future costs during the two year defects liability period, finishing in 2009, are borne by the proAlliance, which is an alliance of the Water Corporation and the Multiplex Degremont Joint Venture.
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