Gold Coast Desalination Plant

28°09′25″S 153°29′55″E / 28.1570416°S 153.4986086°E / -28.1570416; 153.4986086 (Gold Coast Desalination Plant)

The Gold Coast Desalination Plant is a 125 ML/d (46 gigalitres per year) reverse osmosis, water desalination plant located in Bilinga, a seaside suburb of the Gold Coast, in Queensland, Australia. It supplies water to the South East Queensland region via the South East Queensland Water Grid.

The plant first supplied water to the grid in February 2009. It is owned by Seqwater and operated by Veolia. As of Summer 2020/2021, the plant is operating at maximum production capacity.[1]

  1. ^ Lynham, The Honourable Dr Anthony (17 July 2020). "Desalination Plant to fire back up for critical works". Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.