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Onslow Seawater Desalination Plant

November 2020

Soil Mechanics completed another successful nearshore project for the Water Corporation, Intake and Outfall Infrastructure for Onslow Seawater Desalination Plant.

The project consisted of drilling 6 geotechnical boreholes, HQ3 core to 50m below sea bed level with SPT’S & U50 Tubes every 1.5m. All marine boreholes were grouted to the surface upon completion. On land, Soil Mechanics drilled an additional 4 boreholes complete with 50mm monitoring wells and a single 100mm pump testing bore. Soil Mechanics DR003 Desco geotechnical drilling rig along with modular Jack up barge were mobilised from Perth to Onslow and assembled in Beadon Creek.

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