Port Stephen
Water saving measures implemented in the 2019-20 financial year have saved Port Stephens Council $69,880 and 71 Olympic swimming pools of water according to water consumption data.
Fingal Bay Holiday Park where works are underway for a new amenities building with water saving features
General Manager Wayne Wallis says the 178ML saving in just one year has financial and environmental benefits for the community.
“Given the water restriction measures in place during the 2019-20 financial year, we developed a Drought Resilience Team to not only look at how we could save water but what we could do across all our major sites.
Green Light for Belmont Desalination Plant
August 3, 2021
The proposed plant will be built next to the existing Wastewater Treatment Works. Image: NSW Government
A $200 million desalination plant at Belmont is one step closer to reality after the state government granted the project planning approval.
The proposed facility will be built next to the Belmont Wastewater Treatment Works at Nine Mile Beach, and when completed will have the capacity to produce up to 30 million litres per day of fresh drinking water.
The plant will help shore up water supply for the region, giving Hunter Water an additional source of safe and reliable drinking water during periods of low rainfall and severe drought.
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Hunter Valley solar boom continues with latest installation
The push to transition away from fossil fuels is surging in Newcastle and the Hunter Valley, with water operations to be powered by the sun.
Hunter Water has rolled out the first three stages of its overall plan to be entirely solar-powered. The first stage saw Hunter Water facilities become solar-powered thanks to a New South Wales’ Berejiklian government investment of $15 million.
The next cab off the rank was the 99.7kW (252 solar panel) system fully commissioned at Branxton Wastewater Treatment Works. Finally, 1200 solar panels were installed at Morpeth Wastewater Treatment Works for a massive 600kW system.