Gold Coast Desalination Plant
The Gold Coast desalination plant is a 125 ML/d (46 gigalitres per year) reverse osmosis, water desalination plant located in Tugun, a seaside suburb of the Gold Coast.
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| Desalination plant | |
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| Location | Tugun, Queensland |
| Coordinates | 28°09′26″S 153°29′49″E / 28.1571°S 153.497°E[1] |
| Estimated output | 125 megalitres per day |
| Extended output | 167 megalitres per day |
| Cost | A$1.2 billion |
| Energy usage | Grid (renewable being discussed[2]) |
| Technology | Reverse Osmosis |
| Percent of water supply | 27% of South-Eastern Queensland |
| Operation date | February 2009 |
| Website | Gold Coast Desalination Plant |
References
change- ↑ "Gold Coast Desalination Pipeline Network Map 1a" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-09. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ↑ "Gold Coast desal plant to go green". The Age. Melbourne. 2008-03-16.
