October 23, 2013
Waste water from the coal seam gas industry will be used to help “drought-proof” agricultural producers near Chinchilla.
Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney officially inaugurated QGC’s Kenya Water Treatment Plant today.
He congratulated QGC on its investment of around $1 billion on water infrastructure in the Surat Basin.
“Projects such as this are not only important for the local farmers and communities, but for the sustainability of the region,” Mr Seeney said.
“The output of this plant will ensure that a considerable number of agricultural producers are effectively drought free.
“It shows that CSG water is a valuable resource, not the waste product always portrayed by the previous Labor Government.
“I have always acknowledged CSG water as a valuable by-product, not a problem, and that is the difference with the Newman Government.”
The Kenya plant will purify water collected as a by-product of gas production and deliver it to local farmers, irrigators and communities.
It is one of two major water facilities QGC will build as part of its gas production operations in Surat Basin.
A second plant is currently under construction at Woleebee Creek near Wandoan.
[Photo: BG Group]
