Regional water utility and Toukley desalination planning owner

Central Coast Council Water and Sewer

Aerial view of Norah Head lighthouse, the exposed Pacific coast and nearshore waters south of the proposed Toukley intake area

Central Coast Council; Norah Head aerial published with the August 2025 Toukley planning update, not construction evidence

Central Coast Council Water and Sewer runs the region's urban water and wastewater systems and owns the proposed Toukley desalination scheme.

Organization overview

Regional water utility and Toukley desalination planning owner

Geographic footprint: Asia Pacific, Australia, and New South Wales Central Coast. Core marine roles: Regional water and wastewater utility, Toukley desalination planning owner and approval applicant, Prospective seawater-intake tunnel and offshore-caisson client, and Existing Norah Head outfall integration authority.

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Type

Regional water utility and Toukley desalination planning owner

Active regions

Asia Pacific, Australia, New South Wales Central Coast

Marine works roles

Regional water and wastewater utility, Toukley desalination planning owner and approval applicant, Prospective seawater-intake tunnel and offshore-caisson client, Existing Norah Head outfall integration authority, Marine ecology, geotechnical and plume-assessment coordinator, Future detailed-design and construction procurement authority, Water-security trigger, funding and staging decision maker, Owner-side commissioning and operating-acceptance interface

Role in marine infrastructure

Central Coast Council Water and Sewer runs the region's urban water and wastewater systems and owns the proposed Toukley desalination scheme. Its current job is to take the scheme through concept design and statutory approvals so it can be called forward during a severe drought; construction is neither approved nor funded. For the marine market, Council is the prospective client for the seawater tunnel, offshore intake and existing-outfall connection, while GHD's appointment covers planning support rather than delivery.

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