Part 3Nationally significant infrastructure projects
Water
28AF1Desalination plants
1
The construction of a desalination plant is within section 14(1)(na) only if—
a
the desalination plant (when constructed) will be in England or in waters adjacent to England up to the seaward limits of the territorial sea,
b
the construction will be carried out by one or more water undertakers, and
c
the deployable output of the desalination plant is expected to exceed 80 million litres per day.
2
The alteration of a desalination plant is within section 14(1)(na) only if—
a
the desalination plant is in England or in waters adjacent to England up to the seaward limits of the territorial sea,
b
the alteration will be carried out by one or more water undertakers, and
c
the additional deployable output of the desalination plant as a result of the alteration is expected to exceed 80 million litres per day.
3
“Water undertaker” means a company appointed as a water undertaker under the Water Industry Act 1991.