Melbourne desalination 工場／植物 costs 税金-payers an 注目する，もくろむ-watering $649 million in 年次の operating 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金s

  • The Wonthaggi desalination 計画（する）?could cost taxpayers $649million next year?
  • It has cost $3.3billion since it was built in 2012 after the Millennium?干ばつ
  • The entire 工場／植物 can 配達する a third of Melbourne's water needs?

By Claudia Poposki For Daily Mail Australia

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The?Wonthaggi desalination 工場／植物 is 原因（となる）ing 関心s once again as it 明らかにする／漏らすd that the 操作／手術 of the 工場／植物 could cost taxpayers?$649million next year.

によれば the Sunday 先触れ（する） Sun 明言する／公表する 予算 papers show that the cost of running the 工場／植物 could rise more than $30million this year.

The 工場／植物 has cost $3.3billion since it was built in 2012.

The Wonthaggi desalination plant (pictured) is causing concerns once again as it revealed that the operation of the plant could cost taxpayers $649million next year

The Wonthaggi desalination 工場／植物 (pictured) is 原因（となる）ing 関心s once again as it 明らかにする／漏らすd that the 操作／手術 of the 工場／植物 could cost taxpayers $649million next year

The Minister for Water has placed a 'minimum' order for 15 billion litres from the Victorian Desalination Plant, to be delivered over the course of this year and next year

The 大臣 for Water has placed a '最小限' order for 15 billion litres from the Victorian Desalination 工場／植物, to be 配達するd over the course of this year and next year

年次の service 支払い（額）s rise every year, even if no water is ordered.

If water is ordered it could be an 増加する between five and 20 per cent.

The 大臣 for Water has placed a '最小限' order for 15 billion litres from the Victorian Desalination 工場／植物, to be 配達するd over the course of this year and next year.

The Melbourne Water website 明言する／公表するs: 'This is at no extra 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 to 消費者s, and supports water 安全, better 工場／植物 管理／経営 and steadier prices.'

Steph Ryan, the 対立 water spokeswoman, told the 出版（物） that: 'Labor will go to any lengths to 正当化する its desal white elephant, even if it means 非難する Melbourne water 顧客s twice just to keep the 工場／植物 操作の.'

But the Water 大臣 論争s this.

Lisa Neville told the 出版（物）: 'The desal 工場／植物 has already 供給するd water to Melbourne, Geelong, and western Victorian 顧客s over the last two years to 確実にする their water 供給（する）s do not 減少（する） into 批判的な levels, with no 付加 cost to 顧客s.'

Melbourne's water 供給（する） system consists of ten major 貯蔵所s and catchments.

Victorian Minister for Water Lisa Neville (pictured) said: ''The desal plant has already provided water to Melbourne, Geelong, and western Victorian customers over the last two years to ensure their water supplies do not drop into critical levels'

Victorian 大臣 for Water Lisa Neville (pictured) said: ''The desal 工場／植物 has already 供給するd water to Melbourne, Geelong, and western Victorian 顧客s over the last two years to 確実にする their water 供給（する）s do not 減少（する） into 批判的な levels'

The total 貯蔵 system of the?major 貯蔵所s and catchments is?1,812 gigalitres.

This four times Melbourne's 現在の 年次の water 需要・要求する.?

The?Wonthaggi desalination 工場／植物 was 発表するd in 2007 during the Millennium 干ばつ.??

The entire 工場／植物 can 配達する a third of Melbourne's water needs, which is 概算の to be 150 billion litres.

Water 貯蔵s 現在の sit at 58.8 per cent 十分な, which is 4.9 per cent いっそう少なく than last year.

About 3.4 per cent of the water in 貯蔵 is from desalination 工場／植物s.??

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