❓ Question on Notice regarding the Buckingham desalination project near Collie, focusing on size, connection to the integrated water supply, and renewable energy use. The Minister confirms the pilot plant's capacity, its intended use by industry, and the lack of renewable energy powering due to low energy requirements.
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BUCKINGHAM DESALINATION PROJECT
I refer to the Buckingham desalination project near Collie. (1) What is the proposed size and capacity of the desalination project? (2) Is it envisaged the project will be connected to the integrated water supply scheme? (3) Will the minister guarantee the desalination project and associated pumping requirements will be powered by renewable energy resources? (4) If no to (3), why not? Hon HELEN MORTON
I refer to the Buckingham desalination project near Collie. (1) What is the proposed size and capacity of the desalination project? (2) Is it envisaged the project will be connected to the integrated water supply scheme? (3) Will the minister guarantee the desalination project and associated pumping requirements will be powered by renewable energy resources? (4) If no to (3), why not? Hon HELEN MORTON
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided by the Minister for Water — (1) The pilot stage desalination plant will have a design capacity of 10 megalitres a day, equivalent to an annual capacity of three gigalitres. (2) Currently it is anticipated that the product water will ultimately be used by industry in the Collie basin. (3) No. (4) The low level of energy required for the pilot stage of this project does not warrant powering by renewable energy sources.
(1) What is the proposed size and capacity of the desalination project? (2) Is it envisaged the project will be connected to the integrated water supply scheme? (3) Will the minister guarantee the desalination project and associated pumping requirements will be powered by renewable energy resources? (4) If no to (3), why not? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided by the Minister for Water — (1) The pilot stage desalination plant will have a design capacity of 10 megalitres a day, equivalent to an annual capacity of three gigalitres. (2) Currently it is anticipated that the product water will ultimately be used by industry in the Collie basin. (3) No. (4) The low level of energy required for the pilot stage of this project does not warrant powering by renewable energy sources.
(2) Is it envisaged the project will be connected to the integrated water supply scheme? (3) Will the minister guarantee the desalination project and associated pumping requirements will be powered by renewable energy resources? (4) If no to (3), why not? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided by the Minister for Water — (1) The pilot stage desalination plant will have a design capacity of 10 megalitres a day, equivalent to an annual capacity of three gigalitres. (2) Currently it is anticipated that the product water will ultimately be used by industry in the Collie basin. (3) No. (4) The low level of energy required for the pilot stage of this project does not warrant powering by renewable energy sources.
(3) Will the minister guarantee the desalination project and associated pumping requirements will be powered by renewable energy resources? (4) If no to (3), why not? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided by the Minister for Water — (1) The pilot stage desalination plant will have a design capacity of 10 megalitres a day, equivalent to an annual capacity of three gigalitres. (2) Currently it is anticipated that the product water will ultimately be used by industry in the Collie basin. (3) No. (4) The low level of energy required for the pilot stage of this project does not warrant powering by renewable energy sources.
(4) If no to (3), why not? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided by the Minister for Water — (1) The pilot stage desalination plant will have a design capacity of 10 megalitres a day, equivalent to an annual capacity of three gigalitres. (2) Currently it is anticipated that the product water will ultimately be used by industry in the Collie basin. (3) No. (4) The low level of energy required for the pilot stage of this project does not warrant powering by renewable energy sources.
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided by the Minister for Water — (1) The pilot stage desalination plant will have a design capacity of 10 megalitres a day, equivalent to an annual capacity of three gigalitres. (2) Currently it is anticipated that the product water will ultimately be used by industry in the Collie basin. (3) No. (4) The low level of energy required for the pilot stage of this project does not warrant powering by renewable energy sources.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided by the Minister for Water — (1) The pilot stage desalination plant will have a design capacity of 10 megalitres a day, equivalent to an annual capacity of three gigalitres. (2) Currently it is anticipated that the product water will ultimately be used by industry in the Collie basin. (3) No. (4) The low level of energy required for the pilot stage of this project does not warrant powering by renewable energy sources.
(1) The pilot stage desalination plant will have a design capacity of 10 megalitres a day, equivalent to an annual capacity of three gigalitres. (2) Currently it is anticipated that the product water will ultimately be used by industry in the Collie basin. (3) No. (4) The low level of energy required for the pilot stage of this project does not warrant powering by renewable energy sources.
(2) Currently it is anticipated that the product water will ultimately be used by industry in the Collie basin. (3) No. (4) The low level of energy required for the pilot stage of this project does not warrant powering by renewable energy sources.
(3) No. (4) The low level of energy required for the pilot stage of this project does not warrant powering by renewable energy sources.
(4) The low level of energy required for the pilot stage of this project does not warrant powering by renewable energy sources.
(1) What is the proposed size and capacity of the desalination project? (2) Is it envisaged the project will be connected to the integrated water supply scheme? (3) Will the minister guarantee the desalination project and associated pumping requirements will be powered by renewable energy resources? (4) If no to (3), why not? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided by the Minister for Water — (1) The pilot stage desalination plant will have a design capacity of 10 megalitres a day, equivalent to an annual capacity of three gigalitres. (2) Currently it is anticipated that the product water will ultimately be used by industry in the Collie basin. (3) No. (4) The low level of energy required for the pilot stage of this project does not warrant powering by renewable energy sources.
(2) Is it envisaged the project will be connected to the integrated water supply scheme? (3) Will the minister guarantee the desalination project and associated pumping requirements will be powered by renewable energy resources? (4) If no to (3), why not? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided by the Minister for Water — (1) The pilot stage desalination plant will have a design capacity of 10 megalitres a day, equivalent to an annual capacity of three gigalitres. (2) Currently it is anticipated that the product water will ultimately be used by industry in the Collie basin. (3) No. (4) The low level of energy required for the pilot stage of this project does not warrant powering by renewable energy sources.
(3) Will the minister guarantee the desalination project and associated pumping requirements will be powered by renewable energy resources? (4) If no to (3), why not? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided by the Minister for Water — (1) The pilot stage desalination plant will have a design capacity of 10 megalitres a day, equivalent to an annual capacity of three gigalitres. (2) Currently it is anticipated that the product water will ultimately be used by industry in the Collie basin. (3) No. (4) The low level of energy required for the pilot stage of this project does not warrant powering by renewable energy sources.
(4) If no to (3), why not? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided by the Minister for Water — (1) The pilot stage desalination plant will have a design capacity of 10 megalitres a day, equivalent to an annual capacity of three gigalitres. (2) Currently it is anticipated that the product water will ultimately be used by industry in the Collie basin. (3) No. (4) The low level of energy required for the pilot stage of this project does not warrant powering by renewable energy sources.
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided by the Minister for Water — (1) The pilot stage desalination plant will have a design capacity of 10 megalitres a day, equivalent to an annual capacity of three gigalitres. (2) Currently it is anticipated that the product water will ultimately be used by industry in the Collie basin. (3) No. (4) The low level of energy required for the pilot stage of this project does not warrant powering by renewable energy sources.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided by the Minister for Water — (1) The pilot stage desalination plant will have a design capacity of 10 megalitres a day, equivalent to an annual capacity of three gigalitres. (2) Currently it is anticipated that the product water will ultimately be used by industry in the Collie basin. (3) No. (4) The low level of energy required for the pilot stage of this project does not warrant powering by renewable energy sources.
(1) The pilot stage desalination plant will have a design capacity of 10 megalitres a day, equivalent to an annual capacity of three gigalitres. (2) Currently it is anticipated that the product water will ultimately be used by industry in the Collie basin. (3) No. (4) The low level of energy required for the pilot stage of this project does not warrant powering by renewable energy sources.
(2) Currently it is anticipated that the product water will ultimately be used by industry in the Collie basin. (3) No. (4) The low level of energy required for the pilot stage of this project does not warrant powering by renewable energy sources.
(3) No. (4) The low level of energy required for the pilot stage of this project does not warrant powering by renewable energy sources.
(4) The low level of energy required for the pilot stage of this project does not warrant powering by renewable energy sources.
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