Belmont Desalination Plant

Hunter Water Corporation is planning to construct a desalination plant adjacent to the Belmont Wastewater Treatment Works in Belmont South, Lake Macquarie NSW.

Hunter Water Corporation | Belmont South, Lake Macquarie, New South Wales

Project overview
Hunter Water Corporation (Hunter Water) is planning to construct a desalination plant adjacent to the Belmont Wastewater Treatment Works in Belmont South, Lake Macquarie NSW. The Lower Hunter Water Security Plan was approved in 2022 as a whole of government approach to the Lower Hunter's long term water security. It updated the previous proposal for a drought response plant, contained in the 2014 Lower Hunter Water Plan, to a 30ML/day permanent desalination plant. Key components include: seawater intake, water treatment process plant, brine disposal system, power supply, and ancillary facilities.
Our involvement
The EMM team have been engaged in the role of Environmental Representative and are required to ensure that the mitigation measures and requirements of the consent conditions, environmental approval documents, and proponent requirements are incorporated into Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMP’s), specific sub plans, induction programs, and construction procedures, and that the environmental management controls, monitoring, auditing and reporting required by consents, approvals, permits, work instructions and management plans are implemented and are compliant throughout the project construction lifecycle. The team have extensive experience in the provision of Environmental Representative services for SSI, CSSI and SSD projects and have successfully delivered complex infrastructure projects. Key team members have a long record of successful delivery for Hunter Water projects and were engaged as a trusted advisor for this project.
Technical solutions
  • Environmental Management and Delivery