The Gold Coast Desalination Project, originally initiated by Gold Coast City Council and now owned by government statutory authority WaterSecure, is the largest water desalination plant on Australia’s eastern seaboard.
 
Located at Tugun on an 8.6 hectare former landfill site, the plant has the capacity to supply up to 133 megalitres a day of pure drinking water to South East Queensland, one of Australia’s worst drought affected regions in recent times. The facility is a vital element in the State Government’s $9 billion SEQ Water Grid.
 
The plant has the capacity to produce water for more than 650,000 people at Target 200 levels, saving valuable water in our dams.

The plant was constructed by the Gold Coast Desalination Alliance (John Holland, Veolia Water Sinclair Knight Merz, Cardno and the facility owner).