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The SEQ Healthy Waterways Partnership Office is undertaking social research to benchmark current levels of knowledge, attitudes and behaviour to waterway health issues in South East Queensland. Results from this online survey will help the office and Healthy Waterways Partners to develop more effective communication and education programs to help achieve the Healthy Waterways Vision.
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Resources
Rain, hail or shine - Summer issue out now!

The summer issue of Rain, hail or shine, WaterSecure's e-newsletter, is now available.

This issue read about the upcoming OzWater10 conference, energy use figures at the desalination plant, the 6-star water rating system, the draft SEQ Water Strategy and what it means for our region, progress at the Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence and the upcoming Healthy Waterways Awards.

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Missed the previous editions of Rain, hail or shine?
Catch up on your reading and what happened at WaterSecure and in the water industry in 2009.
Read winter 2009 issue
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Annual Reports

Annual Report 2008-09
The WaterSecure Annual Report for 2008-09 is now available and also incorporates reporting for our subsidiaries – Western Corridor Recycled Water Pty Ltd and SureSmart Water (the South East Queensland [Gold Coast] Desalination Company).
Section 1 – Non-Financials
Section 2 – Financials for WaterSecure
Section 3 – Financials WCRW Pty Ltd
Section 4 – Financials for SureSmart Water

Annual Report 2007-08
The first annual report for the Queensland Manufactured Water Authority, trading as WaterSecure, was tabled in Parliament by the Hon Paul Lucas MP Deputy Premier and Minister for Infrastructure and Planning on 14 November 2008.
2007-08 Annual Report

Interim Water Quality Report - February 2009

The Interim Water Quality Report results show that the final quality of the purified recycled water conforms to the guideline levels prescribed by Queensland Health in the Public Health Regulation 2005.

Based on the testing results in the report, the commissioning of the Western Corridor Recycled Water Project is proceeding well, providing confidence it is capable of consistently producing purified recycled water that is safe to be used to supplement Wivenhoe Dam.
Download the Interim Water Quality Report

Underwater footage of the desal plant's intake and outlet
The Gold Coast Desalination Plant’s marine intake and outlet are located more than a kilometre out to sea and 20 metres below the water’s surface. Using gravity fed pressure to deliver water to the plant, the intake does not ‘suck in’ any fish or other marine life. In fact, as you’ll see in the video, these structures have formed artificial reefs and are already home to a variety of marine creatures.
View marine intake video
View marine outlet video


 
            
latest news
WaterSecure reaches 50 billion litres
The Gold Coast Desalination Plant and the Western Corridor Recycled Water Project have now supplied a combined total of more than 50 billion litres to the South East Queensland Water Grid. This amount of water is equivalent to approximately 20 000 official Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Desal plant reaches 20 billion litres
The Gold Coast Desalination Plant has now supplied more than 20 billion litres to the South East Queensland Water Grid.
Western Corridor to host National Centre of Excellence
Western Corridor Recycled Water Pty Ltd will receive $20 million over five years to host the National Centre of Excellence in Water Recycling in Brisbane, Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong announced today.
QCC congratulates Government on Tugun desal going carbon neutral
Queensland Conservation congratulated the State Government on committing to making the Tugun Desalination Plant carbon neutral.
Watch Catalyst segment on water recycling
Watch the recent Catalyst segment on water recycling in South East Queensland featuring the Western Corridor Recycled Water Project.
            

 

 
            
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