WaterSecure

WaterSecure, the trading name of the Queensland Manufactured Water Authority, was a statutory authority of the Government of Queensland that supplied water to the South East Queensland region of Australia through its desalination plant and a water recycling scheme, the Western Corridor Recycled Water scheme. WaterSecure was merged with Seqwater on 1 July 2011.^[1]

WaterSecure

Queensland Manufactured Water Authority
Statutory authority overview
Jurisdiction	South East Queensland
Headquarters	Level 2, 95 North Quay, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Motto	A new source of pure water
Statutory authority executive	CEO
Parent department	Department of Energy and Water Supply
Key document	South East Queensland Water (Restructuring) Act 2007 (QLD)

Function and activities

The Gold Coast Desalination Plant was the first large-scale desalination plant on Australia's eastern seaboard. The plant has the capacity to supply up to 125 megalitres a day of drinking water (45 GL/year).

The Western Corridor Recycled Water scheme provides purified water to Swanbank Power Station and Tarong Power Station^[2] with the capacity to supply industry and agriculture.

See also

• Queensland portal
• Water portal

• Queensland Water Commission
• Seawater desalination in Australia
• Water security in Australia
• Water supply and sanitation in Australia