Geelong-Shell Water Recycling Project (also known as the Northern Water Plant)
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Project location: Geelong, Victoria
Funding recipients: Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment
Total Australian Government funding: $20,000,000 (GST exclusive)
Total project value: $93,842,000
Other financial contributors: Shell Australia, Victorian Government, Barwon Water
Water savings: up to 1.817 GL/yrL/yr
About the project:
Barwon Water (Barwon Region Water Corporation) has been contracted to manage the building of the Northern Water Plant, a 1.817 gigalitre per year (GL/yr) water recycling plant located at the Shell Refinery site in northern Geelong. The water produced will be used on site to offset the use of potable water. Class A recycled water will also be made available to local community facilities such as sports fields.
Project benefits/objectives:
- The Plant will now provide the Shell Refinery with 1,817 million litres per year of recycled water rather than drawing it from Geelong's potable water supply.
- Community facilities such as sporting grounds will be able to access high quality recycled water.
- There will be a 10% reduction in the discharge of excess recycled water from the Black Rock Water Reclamation Plant into the ocean.
Project Progress:
Construction of the plant is now complete. The project is due to be finalised in March 2013.
Links:
Details of the Geelong-Shell Water Recycling Project (also known as the Northern Water Plant) project can be located at www.barwonwater.vic.gov.au/projects/nwp
Stormwater Harvesting and Reuse projects are funded by the Australian Government's Water for the Future initiative.
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