Heatwave experiment

Beekeeping - Basics
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Perth would probably have had issues with potable water supply at times if not for our desal plants. Our first was commissioned in 2006 from memory, supplying almost 20% of our water needs nowadays I think…

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I guess with the increase of population of our cities a desal plant is the logical option cost wise to get up and running and they have less environmental impact. Here in Queensland the state government is so backward thinking they just increase the water restrictions further.
With the increase of temperatures and the longer ultra hot periods evaporation of the water supply is an issue. From memory Perth’s water is piped in from way East somewhere some hundreds of K’s away?
Cheers

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What Water Corporation says:

  • 48% desalinated seawater
  • 40% groundwater
  • 10% surface water (from our dams - this water can also contain a proportion of water that originated from groundwater or desalination, as we bank water from these sources in our dams)
  • 2% groundwater replenishment
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Other way around. You’re thinking about water from Mundaring being pumped to the Goldfields. (That’s an interesting point of history in its own right. Google C.Y. O’Connor).

Perth’s water comes from a mix of ground water, dams in the SW, and desal.

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Gee. Didn’t realise desal was almost 50%!

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Great engineering feat with a tragic end…

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Thanks for explaining it to me Alan. I’ll do some reading about it. Much appreciated.
Cheers