Tap water, at user, Western Australia {AU}| | AusLCI, U

Unit process Australia v00.00.002

Domestic tapwater water supply in Western Australia. Included processes: Energy inputs for pumping and treatment as well as infrastructure materials for water supply and for some regions includes a fraction of supply for desalisation. Remark: Based on Capital city region data presented in Cook et al 2012 . Geography: Energy and emission data are specific to the region. Technology:Will vary by region especially with regard to treatment required and pumping impacts. Version: 1.0 Record: Data entry by: Rahul Korattyile E-mail: info@lifecycles.com.au; Company: Lifecycles; Country: AU Generator: Data entry by: Tim Grant E-mail: tim@lifecycles.com.au; Company: Lifecycles; Country: AU

Sector
Water
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Last updated
12 Oct 2026
Reference ID
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Quantitative reference
Tap water, at user, Western Australia {AU}| | AusLCI, U
Sampling procedure
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Creation date
01 Jul 2020
Is copyright protected
No
Is infrastructure process
No
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material
Sources
Energy use in the provision and consumption of urban water /2012/Cook.S et al

Product outputs

Flow AmountUnitComment
Tap water, at user, Western Australia {AU}| | AusLCI, U 1000.0 kg —

Technical inputs

Flow AmountUnitComment
Aluminium sulfate, without water, in 4.33% aluminium solution state {GLO}| market for aluminium sulfate, without water, in 4.33% aluminium solution state | Cut-off, U 3.5 g the amount is based on data supplied by the Minister for Environmet and Conservation, October 2000 3.5
Ammonia, anhydrous, liquid {RoW}| market for ammonia, anhydrous, liquid | Cut-off, U 0.016 g the amount is based on data supplied by the Minister for Environmet and Conservation, October 2000 0.0160
Chlorine, gaseous {RoW}| market for chlorine, gaseous | Cut-off, U 0.0011 kg the amount is based on data supplied by the Minister for Environmet and Conservation, October 2000 1.1
Diesel, burned in building machine, <30 MW {AU}| | AusLCI, U 0.12681398291429788 MJ —
Electricity, high voltage {AU}| electricity production, wind, >3MW turbine, onshore | Cut-off, U 0.0 MJ —
Electricity, high voltage {AU}| heat and power co-generation, biogas, gas engine | Cut-off, U 0.08454265527619859 MJ —
Electricity, low voltage {AU-WA-SWIS}| market for electricity, low voltage | AusLCI, U 3.8044194874289365 MJ —
Fluosilicic acid, without water, in 22% solution state {GLO}| market for fluosilicic acid, without water, in 22% solution state | Cut-off, U 2.596 g the amount is based on data supplied by the Minister for Environmet and Conservation, October 2000 *1.26 to allow for 79% flouride content in HSF 2.596
Heat, district or industrial, natural gas {RoW}| heat production, natural gas, at industrial furnace >100kW | Cut-off, U 0.021135663819049647 MJ —
Heat, liquefied petroleum gas, at industrial furnace >100kW/MJ/RER/adapted {AU}| | AusLCI, U 0.06340699145714894 MJ —
Lime, hydrated, packed {GLO}| market for | Cut-off, U 4.14 g the amount is based on data supplied by the Minister for Environmet and Conservation, October 2000 4.14
Operation, van, petrol less than 3,5t {AU}| | AusLCI, U 0.030562169882345787 km [ The original product with unit "MJ" (Energy) was automatically replaced by SimaPro with the current product with unit "km" (Length) using conversion factor 0.241 km/MJ. ]

Elementary flow inputs

Flow Sub-compartment AmountUnitComment
Water, unspecified natural origin in water 1.0 m3 —

Parameters

NameValueFormulaDescription
Lowesupplyperkl — EnergyperKL*LowEmissFrac MJ/kl
RenewSupperkl — EnergyperKL*RenewFrac MJ/kl
GridFrac 0.9 — (2,1,1,1,1,5) GJ, Cook, S. Hall. M. and Gregory, A. (2012)
El_wwatertreat 270567.0 — (2,1,1,1,1,5) GJ, Cook, S. Hall. M. and Gregory, A. (2012)
NaturalGasFrac 0.005 — (2,1,1,1,1,5) GJ, Cook, S. Hall. M. and Gregory, A. (2012)-based on derived energy
PetrolSupperkl 0.12681398291429788 EnergyperKL*PetrolFrac MJ/kl
NatgasSupperkl 0.021135663819049647 EnergyperKL*NaturalgasFrac MJ/kl
FuelSupperkl — EnergyperKL*FuelFrac MJ/kl
LPGSupperkl 0.06340699145714894 EnergyperKL*LPGFrac MJ/kl
Gridsupplyperkl 3.8044194874289365 EnergyperKL*GridFrac MJ/Kl
SelfGenFrac 0.02 — (2,1,1,1,1,5) GJ, Cook, S. Hall. M. and Gregory, A. (2012)-based on derived energy
SplitOtherEnerg 77875.38582677166 El_other*Watervol/(Watervol+WWatervol) —
Watervol 259.0 — (2,1,1,1,1,5) GJ, Cook, S. Hall. M. and Gregory, A. (2012)
El_watertreat 702429.0 — (2,1,1,1,1,5) GJ, Cook, S. Hall. M. and Gregory, A. (2012)
EthanolSupperkl — EnergyperKL*EthanolFrac MJ/kl
WWatervol 122.0 — (2,1,1,1,1,5) GJ, Cook, S. Hall. M. and Gregory, A. (2012)
EnergyperKL 4.227132763809929 (El_waterpump+El_watertreat+SplitOtherEnerg)/Watervol/1000 MJ/kl
Maginalsupply 13.0 — (4,5,1,1,3,5), MJ per kl. Assumed energy from marginal water supply for this city based on desaliation.
PetrolFrac 0.03 — (2,1,1,1,1,5) GJ, Cook, S. Hall. M. and Gregory, A. (2012)-based on derived energy
LPGFrac 0.015 — (2,1,1,1,1,5) GJ, Cook, S. Hall. M. and Gregory, A. (2012)-based on derived energy
DieselSupperkl 0.12681398291429788 EnergyperKL*DieselFrac MJ/kl
LowEmissFrac — — (2,1,1,1,1,5) GJ, Cook, S. Hall. M. and Gregory, A. (2012)-based on derived energy
DieselFrac 0.03 — (2,1,1,1,1,5) GJ, Cook, S. Hall. M. and Gregory, A. (2012)-based on derived energy
El_waterpump 314523.0 — (2,1,1,1,1,5) GJ, Cook, S. Hall. M. and Gregory, A. (2012)
RenewFrac — — (2,1,1,1,1,5) GJ, Cook, S. Hall. M. and Gregory, A. (2012)-based on derived energy
El_wwaterpump 93192.0 — (2,1,1,1,1,5) GJ, Cook, S. Hall. M. and Gregory, A. (2012)
FuelFrac — — (2,1,1,1,1,5) GJ, Cook, S. Hall. M. and Gregory, A. (2012)-based on derived energy
El_other 114558.0 — (2,1,1,1,1,5) GJ, Cook, S. Hall. M. and Gregory, A. (2012)
Selfsupplyperkl 0.08454265527619859 EnergyperKL*SelfGenFrac MJ/kl
EthanolFrac — — (2,1,1,1,1,5) GJ, Cook, S. Hall. M. and Gregory, A. (2012)-based on derived energy