Kwinana Water Reclamation Plant
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The $28 million Kwinana Water Reclamation Plant (KWRP) expands Perth's water use options and helps achieve the aims of the West Australian Government's State Water Strategy. It also provides tangible social and environmental benefits for the people of Kwinana, Rockingham and Perth.
About the KWRP
The Kwinana Water Reclamation Plant became operational in late 2004.
The reclamation plant reduces industry demand for scheme water by up to six gigalitres a year, which is equivalent to about two per cent of Perth’s total scheme water use.
It treats about 24 million litres a day of secondary treated wastewater from the Woodman Point wastewater treatment plant. The high quality industrial grade water stream produced (about 17 million litres/day) is supplied to industry in place of scheme and bore water.
A major benefit of the plant is that it will reduce the amount of treated industrial wastewater discharged into Cockburn Sound by about six million litres a day. The treated industrial wastewater from a number of Kwinana industries combines with the KWRP reject stream and, together with the Woodman Point treated wastewater, is discharged to the ocean through the Sepia Depression Ocean Outlet.
Ongoing monitoring and reporting of environmental effects will continue to ensure there is no harm to the marine and coastal environment around the outlet.
For further information:
Jeffery Ibbott - 9420 2248
Email - Jeffery.Ibbott@watercorporation.com.au
