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East Alligator district centre water supply assessment : Kakadu National Park

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Title

East Alligator district centre water supply assessment : Kakadu National Park

Other title

D . Pidsley

Creator

Jamieson, M.; Pidsley, D.; Paiva, Jerome

Collection

E-Publications; E-Books; PublicationNT; Technical Report ; 26/1991

Date

1991-02-26

Description

Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).

Notes

Date:1991

Language

English

Subject

Water-supply -- Northern Territory -- Kakadu National Park; Groundwater -- Northern Territory -- Kakadu National Park; Kakadu National Park (N.T.)

Publisher name

Power and Water Authority

Place of publication

Darwin

Series

Technical Report ; 26/1991

Format

1 v. : ill., maps ; 30 cm.

File type

application/pdf.

Copyright owner

Check within Publication or with content Publisher.

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/229020

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/673451

Page content

Technical Report WRD91026 Viewed at 15:07:48 on 29/07/2010 Page 49 of 107. assumed that the main district generator would be able to supply power to operate -the bore pumps" Provision has been made for the installation of a substation within the power reticulation system to the bore sites, to allow for any excessive voltage drops that may OCC"Jr in the reticulation" The estimated capital cost to provide for the collection of data needed for a futur'= assessment is $6,500" The cost of other recommended work needed to ensure the reliability of th.,; system and allow for easier operation and maintenance is estimated to be $167,000. To cater for an increase in water use of 10% pa over the next 10 years, it is estimated to cost $448,000. Similarly to allow for 30% pa growth over 10 years, .it is estimated to cost .$1,427,000. 005MJ