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Seawater undergoes treatment at the Wonthaggi Desalination Plant, built and operated by Suez Environnement SA's Degremont unit and Leighton Holdings Ltd.'s Thiess unit, in Wonthaggi, Australia, on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. The first drinking water from the desalination plant near Melbourne that will be Australia's biggest was produced last month during an initial performance test. Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Seawater undergoes treatment at the Wonthaggi Desalination Plant, built and operated by Suez Environnement SA's Degremont unit and Leighton Holdings Ltd.'s Thiess unit, in Wonthaggi, Australia, on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. The first drinking water from the desalination plant near Melbourne that will be Australia's biggest was produced last month during an initial performance test. Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg via Getty Images