Water Corporation
Water Corporation is a company that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Water Corporation considers new areas for desalination plant in Great Southern, Western Australia
Low-impact desalination will form part of the region’s longer-term water supply. No alternative water source can meet future demand with constraints on existing groundwater sources. New areas of investigation identified for future desalination plant.
Western Australia commits AUD 543 million to water supply for Goldfields and Wheatbelt
$543 million committed in 2025-26 State Budget to increase capacity and reliability of Goldfields and Wheatbelt water supply. Additional 7.2 million litres per day required by 2027 to support regional economic development. Highlights Cook Government work to improve water supply reliability across regional Western Australia.
Perth’s Groundwater Replenishment Scheme notches recharge record
Perth’s world-leading Groundwater Replenishment Scheme has reached a major milestone with 100-billion litres of purified recycled water – equivalent to 100 Optus Stadiums – recharged into climate-impacted groundwater aquifers. Commissioned by Water Corporation in 2017, the scheme takes treated wastewater from the Beenyup Water Resource Recovery Facility in Craigie and purifies it to drinking water […]
Underground network listening for leaks beneath your feet in Perth, Autralia
30km network of fibre-optic cable used to listen for water leaks WA-developed solution detects hidden leaks before they become more significant bursts Part of $184.7 million investment in Perth metro water network to improve resilience and save water
Australia’s Water Corporation commits $30 million to solar energy
McGowan Government committed to reducing the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions. Around 15,000 kilowatts of renewable energy produced through installation of solar energy panels on Water Corporation buildings, borefields and pump stations across the State. $30 million committed over three years to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Pat Donovan appointed CEO of Water Corporation
Water Minister Dave Kelly today announced the appointment of Pat Donovan as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Water Corporation, for a term of five years commencing on January 1, 2019. Through a rigorous recruitment process led by the board, and in agreement with the Minister for Water, Mr Donovan was selected as the […]