Water. Desalination + reuse
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20 On Site September 2016 Water. desalination + reuse LG Chem, a leading global manuf ac turer of petrochemical goods, electronic materials and rechargeable batteries, has launched "LG Water Solutions". With our vast net work of sales and ser vice centers, expertise in roll-to-roll coating technology and our full line of NanoH2O TM reverse osmosis (RO) membranes, LG Water Solutions is poised to lead membrane treatment well into the next generation. Customers now have more options and better solutions than ever before. www.LGwatersolutions.com All trademarks stated herein are the property of LG Chem, Ltd. All rights reserved. © 2016 LG Chem, Ltd. You already know our name. R ec o g n iz ed T e c hn o lo g y Le a d er P r o v e n N anoc o m posi t e M e m b ra n e C he m i c a l I nn o v a t i o n G l o ba l De li v e r y & S u pp o r t LGChemWaterSolutions_124x178.indd 1 8/30/2016 10:52:28 AM All eyes are on VDP delivery in year to June 2017 The highs • Water produced must meet strict environmental and water quality standards set out in the Austral- ian Drinking Water Guidelines, the Victorian Safe Drinking Water Act, and World Health Organisation guidelines • First water order is opportunity to demonstrate plant's effectiveness to ratepayers The lows • Plant was put straight into standby mode in 2012 • Continues to attract some nega- tive news coverage and politically- driven criticism Performance • Reports in 2016 tell of damaged electricity cables The ongoing maintenance and operations at VDP are handled by Watersure, under contract to AquaSure. With the first water order coming through this year a section of the plant has begun producing water for the first time. "The VDP has world class environmental protection, archi- tecture and landscape design to ensure protection of the environ- ment and seamless integration to the local community and coastline. It was the subject to the most comprehensive envi- ronmental assessments avail- able under state and common- wealth legislation. These strict performance and contractual requirements ensure the safety of the local environment," said Brassington. A number of Australian newspapers and politicians are keeping a close eye on the plant, and the challenge now is to demonstrate that it can produce high quality water during the 12-month supply period, without any hiccups. Long-term averages point to growing water shortage The facTs • Utility Melbourne Water must advise the state government of its water order requirements by March 1 each year • Demand for water from Melbur- nians is forecast to rise from 403 gigalitres in 2016, to 412 gigalitres in 2017, and 413 gigalitres in 2018 • Forecasts on water storage and demand inform different future water order pathways, with varying costs to customers The figures • The city of Melbourne grows by an average of 95,000 new residents each year Problems solved • Melbourne consumes 416 gigali- tres of water annually • Water consumption in the city hit a 10-year high in 2015 • As of February 2016, water system storage was 1,184 gigalitres, or 65.3 per cent of the total, down from 68.7 per cent in January Water utility Melbourne Water gives an opinion each year to the state department for environ- ment, land, water, and planning, on how much desalinated water is needed in the year ahead, and forecasts for the following two years. As well as advising a 50 gigalitre order for 2016-17, the view put forward this year additionally suggests that orders of 50 gigalitres are likely to be needed in 2017-18 and 2018-19. The volume of water ordered depends on analysis of water security and cost, and takes ac- count of water storage levels, de- mand, and climatic conditions. Analysis pertaining to the water order for 2016-17 shows that total system storage at January 1, 2016 was 1,245 gigalitres, or 68.7 per cent of total storages, down from 1,396 gigalitres, or 77.1 per cent, at the same point in 2015.