January 28, 2010
Sydney desalination plant online
January 28, 2010 (AAP) – Sydney’s controversial desalination plant has been switched on and is pumping purified sea water into the city’s drinking supply. NSW Premier Kristina Keneally pushed the button on the $1.9 billion plant, at Kurnell in Sydney’s south, this morning. At capacity, the plant will generate 250 million litres of water a day, providing around 15 per cent of Sydney’s water supply. … “Here’s to securing Sydney’s water into the future,” Ms Keneally told reporters at Kurnell as she pushed the button about midday.
