Sustainability Report 2005-2006
Department of the Environment and Water Resources, 2007
Australian Antarctic Division Environmental Performance
Water
EN20: Water sources affected by use
Goals 2005-06
- None set
Performance 2005-06 and trends
It is likely that there is some scientific information and data related to the impacts of AAD’s water extraction and use on ecosystems and habitats but this information is diffuse and not currently available in a consolidated form for reporting purposes.
Commentary
Potable water at stations, AAD Headquarters, and Macquarie Wharf 4 is obtained from a variety of sources.
Macquarie Island: water is collected in Gadget Gully dam approx 250 m above sea level. It is gravity-fed 2 km to the station and then into the holding tanks.
Casey and Mawson: both these continental stations make use of a melt bell in frozen lakes near to the station. Heat from power generation and oil-fired boilers is used to melt the ice and pump it to storage tanks in warmed buildings.
Davis: Davis draws water from a frozen tarn near the station after melting it via oil-fired boilers. The tarn water passes to a reverse osmosis unit for desalination and is then pumped to tanks for storage.
Kingston and Macquarie Wharf: all water for AAD’s Tasmanian operations is purchased by Kingborough and Hobart city councils from Hobart Water.
Goals 2006-07
- Clarification of scope and discussion on the possibility of setting up a data collection framework.
Related Indicators
Contents
- Sustainability Report 05-06
- Executive summary
- Vision and strategy
- Our organisation
- Governance
- Policy and influence
- Environmental performance
- Social performance
- Economic performance
- Report assurance statement
- Case studies
- GRI index
Key
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