Planning for water services

• Groundwater replenishment
• Wungong catchment trial

Water supply

• Groundwater
• Desalination
• Surface water
  • Dam information for visitors
  • Water storage in our dams
  • Streamflow
• Rainfall in Perth
• Who uses our water
• Daily water supply figures
• Regional water supply

Water quality

• What is in my drinking water
• Water quality publications

Drainage

• Review of declared drainage area boundaries

Wastewater

• Wastewater treatment plants
• Biosolids
• Ocean disposal of treated wastewater

Water recycling

• Water recycling for industry
• Water recycling for irrigation
• Water recycling for the environment
• Water recycling for residential use
• Groundwater replenishment
• Sewer mining

Works in your area

• Perth Region
• Great Southern Region
• South West Region
• Goldfields and Agricultural Region
• Mid West Region
• North West Region

On 25 August 2011, Water Minister Bill Marmion and Energy Minister Peter Collier announced that the entire output from Australia’s first utility-scale solar farm will be purchased by the Water Corporation to offset the energy requirements for the new Southern Seawater Desalination Plant.

Additionally, the Corporation will purchase 100 per cent of the output from a new wind farm.

Greenough River Solar Farm will be built on 80 hectares and produce 10 megawatts of renewable energy when complete. The Mumbida Wind Farm will comprise 22 turbines and generate 55 megawatts of renewable energy.

The developments will be commissioned in mid-2012 and late 2012 respectively.

In a media statement, Mr Marmion said while the new renewable sources would not be ready in time for the desalination plant opening, agreements were in place to purchase additional renewable energy produced by these sources into the future, along with the associated credits.

	Media release - Please click here to read full media statement.