How much water is required for the proposed pulp mill?
The proposed pulp mill will use 70% less water than older design mills due to extra water being recycled. When operating at its full capacity, the required raw water supply for the pulp mill will be 26 gigalitres per year. On average pulp mills consume 40,000 litres of fresh water per tonne of pulp produced. The Bell Bay Pulp Mill would use only 23,500 litres per tonne because of its recycling focus. This is a 40% saving – or 13.5 gigalitres per year.
