The Hunter Water Corporation has proposed the construction a new desalination plant to be located in Belmont, in the Lower Hunter Region.
The deslination plant would have the capacity to produce 30 million litres of drinking water per day - appoximately 15 per cent of the region's average daily water demand.
The scope of the project will include:
- seawater intakes
- water treament process plant
- brine disposal system
- power supply, and
- ancillary facilities.
Key Dates
| Oct 2024 | Contract Award |
| Dec 2025 | Construction Commencement |
| 2028 | Expected Construction Completion |
Funding contributions
| User charges |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Hunter Water Corporation |
| Successful Tenderer: | John Holland |
| Related contracts: |
PROJECT HISTORY
| 2014 | Drought response desalination was proposed in the 2014 Lower Hunter Water Plan. |
| Jul 2021 | The NSW Government granted the Belmont Desalination Plant approval. |
| Apr 2022 | The 2022 Hunter Water Security Plan included the Belmont Desalination Plant and estimated its cost to be between $220 million and $250 million. |
| Jan 2024 | The Hunter Water Corporation requested new approvals from the NSW Government to modify the Belmont Desalination Plant from a part time drought response operation, to a permanent water supply operation. |
| Aug 2024 | The NSW Government approved the modification of the project to operate on a permanent basis. |
| Oct 2024 | John Holland was awarded the contract to deliver the project. |
| Dec 2024 | Construction commenced on the project. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2024)
Sector
Water & Sewerage
Procurement approach
Traditional Procurement |
Location
New South Wales |
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