South Australia – the driest of the dry
- From: Vol 9, Issue 3 (March 2008)
- Category: General
- Region: Unspecified
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- Related Companies: Aldesa Construcciones, BHP Billiton, Osmoflo and South Australia Water
Investing in Australia’s driest state is thirsty work, but someone’s got to do it. Max Borchardt learns the hard facts from SA Water’s John Ringham.
South Australia is a state of contrasts. It was the first state to use desalination to supply a community with potable water, but slow on the uptake when large-scale desalination hit Australia. Yet it is home to the largest Australian-owned desalination company (Osmoflo).
SA prides itself on innovation in water technology, yet continues to draw water from an endangered water ...
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