Water is an essential part of Macquarie Generation's electricity
generation process, used in Liddell and Bayswater Power Stations for
cooling purposes.
Half of Macquarie Generation's water supply is
held in Glenbawn Dam under a Major Utility Allocation Licence. The other
half of the Corporation's water is intended to come from periodic
opportunities to pump during high flow events in the Hunter River, which
occur downstream of Glenbawn Dam.
The diagram below provides an overview of the Corporation's water supply system.
