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Rain, hail or shine - Spring issue released!

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

This issue read about environmental restoration along the pipeline, National Water Week, how our waterways rated in this year's Healthy Waterways Report Card, the new National Centre of Excellence to be hosted in Brisbane and our marine monitoring at the Gold Coast Desalination Plant.


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).

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.

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.


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.


 

            
latest news
The Gold Coast Desalination Plant has now supplied more than 20 billion litres to the South East Queensland Water Grid.
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.
Queensland Conservation congratulated the State Government on committing to making the Tugun Desalination Plant carbon neutral.
The environmental benefits of the Western Corridor Recycled Water Project have been recognised with the scheme winning a 2009 Healthy Waterways Award last night.

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.

Watch the recent Catalyst segment on water recycling in South East Queensland featuring the Western Corridor Recycled Water Project.