Perth Seawater Desalination Plant
The Perth Seawater Desalination Plant, located in Naval Base, south of Perth, Western Australia, turns seawater from Cockburn Sound into nearly 140 megalitres of drinking water per day, supplying the Perth metropolitan area.Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cockburn Power Station and Kwinana Power Station.
Cockburn Power Station
Power station
Cockburn Power Station is a power station in Naval Base, Western Australia within the City of Kwinana. The station was commissioned by Western Power Corporation in 2003 and is immediately south of the closed Kwinana Power Station. Cockburn Power Station is situated 300 metres north of Perth Seawater Desalination Plant.
Kwinana Power Station
Power station
Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kwinana Power Station was Synergy's second-largest power station, located in Naval Base, Western Australia. At its peak, power was produced from six turbines driven by steam from boilers fired by coal, natural gas or fuel oil, and one gas turbine. Kwinana Power Station is situated 580 metres north of Perth Seawater Desalination Plant.
Kwinana Energy Recovery
Power station
Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kwinana Energy Recovery is a waste-to-energy power station in Kwinana Beach, Western Australia. The facility is able to process in excess of 400,000 tonnes of waste and produce 36 MW of power. Kwinana Energy Recovery is situated 1 km southeast of Perth Seawater Desalination Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Naval Base and Kwinana Beach.
Naval Base
Suburb
Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Naval Base is a coastal southwestern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kwinana. It is a traditional industrial suburb in the Perth metropolitan region and contains a significant amount of heavy industry.
Kwinana Beach
Suburb
Photo: Grahame Bowland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kwinana Beach is an outer southwestern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kwinana. It is one of the traditional industrial suburbs in the Perth metropolitan region. Kwinana Beach is situated 2½ km south of Perth Seawater Desalination Plant.
Postans
Locality
Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Postans is an unpopulated suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kwinana. The suburb is named after George Postans who was one of the first settlers in the area. Postans is situated 4 km southeast of Perth Seawater Desalination Plant.
Perth Seawater Desalination Plant
- Type: Industry
- Description: Seawater Desalination Plant in Perth, Western Australia
- Categories: desalination plant, Equipment, and equipment
- Location: Kwinana, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-32.20347° or 32° 12′ 13″ southLongitude
115.77397° or 115° 46′ 26″ eastOpen location code
4PVQQQWF+JHOpenStreetMap ID
way 203845012OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=desalination_plantWikidata ID
Q7170893
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In Other Languages
“Perth Seawater Desalination Plant” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Kwinana ontsoutingsaanleg”
- Afrikaans: “Kwinana-ontsoutingsaanleg”
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