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“FURTHER desalination plants to meet the booming southeast corner’s water needs may not be needed for another 20 years.
“High rain levels and frugal household water use have allowed the Government to postpone its planned construction dates for two new desalination plants.
‘In its new water planning blueprint, the Queensland Water Commission has estimated the plants would be needed by 2021 if consumption levels rise to 230 litres per person per day. But the plants could be delayed until as late as 2032 if consumption meets the 200 litres-per-day target and rain continues to fall at traditional levels.
“The QWC still plans to acquire the two priority sites for the plants, at Lytton near the mouth of the Brisbane River and at Marcoola on the Sunshine Coast.
“There are also two reserve sites, one allowing the existing Tugun facility to be duplicated and the other on Bribie Island.”
Read more: The Courier Mail
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