AquaSure has begun the first performance tests at the Victorian Desalination Plant to ensure drinking water being produced during the commissioning phase meets quality requirements.

 

Once the water meets the quality requirements, the next phase of the commissioning process under the desalination contract is to test the water transfer in the pipeline to storages.

 

As part of that process, desalinated water is expected to gradually enter Cardinia Reservoir in the next week or so, depending on AquaSure's commissioning progress.

 

The Victorian  Government is not required to make any payments to AquaSure for the water used during this stage of commissioning.

 

Victoria has placed a zero water order with the desalination plant for 2012/13.