Desalination

The process of desalination involves the removal of excess salt and other minerals from water in order to obtain fresh water suitable for animal consumption or irrigation, and if almost all of the salt is removed for human consumption.

The following Australian web sites provide information on desalination projects either in operation or currently under consideration.

· Desalination Plant - Wonthaggi Region (Our Water - Our Future)

· Perth Seawater Desalination Project (Water Corporation W.A.)

· Gold Coast Desalination Project (Gold Coast City Council)

· Upper Spencer Gulf Desalination Plant (Major Projects SA)

· Sydney's Desalination Project (Sydney Water)

see also:

· Introduction to Desalination Technologies in Australia (Department of the Environment and Water Resources)

· Desalination (Department of the Environment and Water Resources)

· Desalination (Australian Water Association)

· Desalination Options and their Possible Implementation in Western Australia (CSIRO)

· Calilfornia Coastal Commission, 2004 - Seawater Desalination and the California Coastal Act 2004

· Pacific Institute; Desalination, with a Grain of Salt - A Californian Perspective (Cooley, Gleick and Wolff) June 2006