The project is jointly funded by the Australian Government ($590,000) and the Western Australian Government ($185,000). Australian Government funding is provided through the National Water Grid Fund.
The project will look at how brine management issues such as this can be removed.
Project overview
Desalination processes create large quantities of brine which can be costly to dispose of, particularly for inland and remote communities. The project will look at how brine management issues such as this can be removed.
The project will research and pilot brine utilisation technologies to enhance the uptake of seawater and brackish water in Australia. Research will look at how the water could be used under a range of conditions in regional and remote areas for:
- small communities
- industries
- enterprises
- farms.
The project will use a phased investigation into how brine could be reused beneficially across various locations specific to:
- locality
- weather conditions
- brine characteristics
- community.
If the technologies in this pilot are successful, they could be applied to existing brackish water desalination plants and future seawater desalination plants in the wheatbelt and remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia. The successful implementation of these technologies will build towards greater sustainable and resilient sources of water, providing water security within regional and remote communities.
The Western Australian Government is also contributing $445,000 through in-kind contributions*.
*In-kind contributions are contributions of goods and services and do not contribute to the total project cost.