Water pressure: Orica cuts its potable water usage by 90 per cent in less than a decade

Matthew Kelly
July 26 2019 - 10:00am
Future proof: Orica general manager Paul Hastie. The plant has cut its potable water usage by 90 per cent. Picture: Simon McCarthy
Future proof: Orica general manager Paul Hastie. The plant has cut its potable water usage by 90 per cent. Picture: Simon McCarthy

Orica's Kooragang Island plant has gone from the Lower Hunter's largest consumer of potable water to one of the region's biggest users of recycled water in under a decade.

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Matthew Kelly

Matthew Kelly

Journalist

Matthew Kelly has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. He has been working as a general reporter at the Newcastle Herald since 2018. In recent years he has reported on subjects including environment, energy, water security, manufacturing and higher education. He has previously covered issues including the health and environmental impacts of uncovered coal wagons in the Hunter Valley, the pollution of legacy of former industrial sites and freedom of information issues.

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