Integrating Water Cycle Management at Nyrstar Hobart
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Project location: Hobart, Tasmania
Funding recipient: Nyrstar Hobart Pty Ltd
Total Australian Government funding: $2,641,440 (GST exclusive)
Water savings: up to 869 ML/yr
About the project
The project will collect stormwater from the site's stormwater detention facilities then treat it in an existing water treatment plant designed to remove heavy metal contamination.
The project will increase water storage capacity at the zinc smelter, construct a reverse osmosis plant and water distribution infrastructure. This additional infrastructure will enable treated water to replace potable water usage at the location by up to 32 per cent.
Project benefits/objectives:
- reduce potable water usage within the zinc smelter by up to 32 per cent
- reduce the demand for potable water by up to 869 ML/yr, and
- reduce the impact of runoff from the site into the Derwent River.
Stormwater Harvesting and Reuse projects are funded by the Australian Government's Water for the Future initiative.
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