Australian Reuse Project Wins $10 Mil Grant
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Business
The Council for the Light Region of South Australia Has Won a $10 Million Federal Grant to Complete Funding for a "Foundation" Programme, the Gawler Water Reuse Project
The grant was provided from the National Urban Water and Desalination Plan which supports investments in desalination, recycling and stormwater harvesting to improve water supply security.
Light Regional Council (LRC) will borrow at least half the Gawler project funding from the Local Government Finance Authority - about US$ 11 million.
It will combine that with the grant and lend it on to local wine maker, Seppeltsfield Wines, which will be the developer of the project as well as a customer.
Chief executive officer of LRC Brian Carr, said: "This is a defining moment for the region as this scheme lays the foundation for an extensive water re-use programme.
"These are the types of projects collective government, in partnership with the private sector, need to initiate and nurture to rejuvenate our state's economy," he said.
Seppeltsfield will take annually up to 2,000 Ml of purified water from the Gawler Water Reuse Project paying US$1.7 million for a six years under a sub-licence agreement. initially the company will take 1,200 Ml a year.
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