Southern Cross Operations Annual Environmental Report 2008 - 2009

2009 Annual Environmental ReportSouthern Cross OperationsAs part of its community focus on water conservation, the Government requires allbusiness customer sites state-wide that use more than 20,000kL of scheme water peryear (of which SXO is one), to participate in the Water Corporation’s WaterwiseBusiness Program by 1 July 2009. This involves:• Undertaking a Water Management Assessment annually with the WaterCorporation• Developing a Water Efficiency Management Plan (WEMP)• Annual review of WEMPs and reporting the progress against the watersavings action planThese are requirements under the Water Agencies (Water Restrictions) By-laws 1998and are mandatory. The primary focus of the Water Corporation and the WEMP isscheme water, however due to the large volume of saline water consumed at SXO, thiscomponent has also been reviewed.SXO’s Water Efficiency Management Plan was accepted and endorsed by WaterCorporation in September 2008.65