The Northern Water Treatment Plant is the largest of a trio of produced water treatment plants that treat saline water produced as part of the coal seam gas extraction process. The plant has the capacity to purify 100,000 cubic metres of water per day, which is then reused by the local communities and farmers.

BG&E provided

• Primary reinforced concrete water tank structural design.
• Pipe rack steelwork and footing design.
• Ancillary building structural design and reviews.

In 2016, the QGC’s water treatment plant at the northern gas fields was named Industrial Water Project of the Year at the annual Global Water Awards, which recognise the most impressive technical or environmental achievement in industrial water.