Plans to build desalination plants in Cornwall have been scaled back and delayed.
Plans to take seawater and turn it into drinking water in Cornwall have been delayed until the start of next summer.
South West Water announced in March that it was planning to have two desalination plants by this September.SWW added that the completion date for this plant had been set back due to land sale issues. However, Greenpeace said SWW should prioritise fixing leaks, adding that desalination should be seen as "a last resort".SWW said previously that desalination plants were needed to develop climate-independent sources of water in Cornwall.
Its plans involve drawing seawater from St Austell Bay to the plant in Par before pumping brine - a by-product of the desalination process - more than 2km back out into the sea.He said: "It's got a plethora of its own problems, including high energy use and the creation of high-salinity brine that needs disposing of."The government and South West Water should first prioritise fixing this, rather than reaching for answers that could generate more problems than solutions.
There are currently desalination plants in the Isles of Scilly and the Channel Islands, along with a plant in London.
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