Water
Actual water consumption in megalitres (or ML) for the City of Newcastle is provided by the Hunter Water Corporation.
| Graph 1 | Monthly Water Consumption for City of Newcastle
| Graph 2 | Historical Water Consumption for the City of Newcastle (annual)
| Graph 3 | C02-e Emissions for Water Consumption in the City of Newcastle (annual)
Methodology
Actual water consumption data (ML) is provided on a monthly basis for the Hunter Region. At the end of each year, real city-by-city breakdown of water consumption data is available, and these ratios have been applied for the Newcastle LGA. For the latest beach water quality ratings for Newcastle and surrounding beaches visit the Hunter Water site.
Coefficients
ML of water is converted to tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions expressed as carbon dioxide (CO2 from electrical power + CO2-e from methane). The coefficient used to convert ML of water consumed to Tonnes of CO2-e is outlined in the table below.
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Action
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Coefficient
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CO2 from electricity used to pump supply water
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424 kg CO2/ML
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CO2 from electricity used to pump waste water
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288 kg CO2/ML
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Total CO2 for full water supply + disposal
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0.568 tonnes CO2/ML
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Monthly equivalent CO2 (CO2 - e) emissions per person for methane emissions from waste water management
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0.0058 tonnes CO2 - e / person / month in the Newcastle LGA
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Monthly Water Consumption for City of Newcastle
Newcastle's water consumption per month
This graph represents water consumed in the City of Newcastle in Megalitres per month for the past 12 months and compares it to the previous 12 months.
Historical Water Consumption for the City of Newcastle
Newcastle's water consumption per annum
This graph represents the amount of water consumed in Newcastle in Megalitres per annum since 1998.
C02-e Emissions for Water Consumption in the City of Newcastle
Newcastle's greenhouse gas emissions from water treatment and pumping per annum
This graph represents the amount of greenhouse gas produced in Newcastle from the consumption and pumping of water in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per annum since 1998.
Contact us
City Administration Centre
282 King Street
Newcastle NSW 2300
Tel: 02 4974 2000