Dalby and Arrow Enegy - sustainable water use ...

An excerpt from 2007 Arrow Energy Annual Report:

Dalby drought relief

Arrow has played an important part in the development of a new reverse osmosis plant at Dalby to treat coal seam gas water from our nearby gas fields.

The Federal and State Governments have joined with Dalby Town Council and Arrow to fund the $10 million plus project which will supply up to five megalitres per day for household, agricultural and industrial use.

Over 1,387 Olympic swimming pools of water will be processed each year, providing drought relief to Dalby.

The project will spell the local upper aquifer and allow it to recharge.

In the meantime, the water is currently being put to good use in coal washing, cattle feedlots and even a trial saltwater fish farm.

In fact, 15,000 fingerlings have been successfully raised over the past six months by the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries in coal seam gas water at Bribie Island.

The fingerlings, which predominantly comprise Mulloway, Barramundi and Mangrove Jack species, are due to be transplanted back to Arrow’s Kogan North evaporation pond before the end of calendar 2007 where the trial will continue.

See - Arrow Energy 2007 Annual Report.