“The two defining issues of this century are both universal but felt locally: The global water crisis and the resources boom”
Jay Weatherill
Australian politician who is the 45th & current Premier of South Australia
Total Available For Award: $13.5 Billion
Water & Resourced Development Narrative:
The funding of high quality drinking water and its safe storage are the top priorities of this section. We recognize that it is vital that we help the developing world’s growth with quality drinking, cooking and bathing water, especially when efforts are being made to help each country become agriculturally self-sufficient. In this category, projects will range from creating plumbing and irrigation systems that transport water to homes, businesses and farms, to the location, placement and construction of water storage facilities, as well as desalination and water/waste treatment plants.
Goals & Objectives: Establish programs that
- Create more water to help a growing population;
- Create more water that will help agriculture and farming grow;
- Develop, collect and establish effective water quality standards – safe drinking water;
- Help increase the use and development of the country’s natural resources;
- Protect resources for the betterment of the country;
- Construct 1 desalinization and 1 dam per year to support planned growth;
- Establish and expand seawater desalination units as a major source of water in the region;
- Expand and enhance metals and precious commodities market(s).
Awards Time Line
- Year 1: Available: $25M
- Year 2: Available: $50M
- Year 3: Available: $2.5B
- Year 4: Available: $3B
- Year 5: Available: $3.5B
- Year 6: Available: $2.5B
- Year 7: Available: $2B
- Year 8: Available: $1B
- Year 9: Available: $50M
- Year 10: Available: $25M
Needs:
- Resource development & use: Based on country resources and technology;
- Water infrastructure concepts – will work in tandem with the above mentioned infrastructure developments – participants will be urged to work with their neighbors;
- Purchase pipes to carry water across the country;
- Create water;
- Plan, dig and lay sewer lines;
- Desalinization plan;
Notes
1st year
- Committee operations
- Hearings conducted
- RFP/Submissions
- Projects discussed
2nd year
- First awards
3rd year and up:
- Awards provided based on committee and board approval