Pentair Southern Cross SX40 solids vacuum pump
06 March, 2015The Pentair Southern Cross SX40 composite slurry pump is designed as a lightweight unit for the transfer of light slurries and being a 100% composite vessel material allows for pumping of extremely aggressive and corrosive slurry products.
Research provides solutions for proactive sewer corrosion and odour management
04 March, 2015 by Josef Cesca, Regional Technology Manager, CH2MHILL, Zhiguo Yuan Centre DirectorThe Sewer Corrosion & Odour Research Project (SCORe) has uncovered beneficial tools and innovative technologies to help water utilities manage odour and corrosion issues within sewer systems.
Research provides solutions for proactive sewer corrosion and odour management
04 March, 2015 by Josef Cesca, Regional Technology Manager, CH2MHILL, Zhiguo Yuan Centre DirectorThe Sewer Corrosion & Odour Research Project (SCORe) has uncovered beneficial tools and innovative technologies to help water utilities manage odour and corrosion issues within sewer systems.
Reducing wastewater and increasing waste recycling in the food industry
03 March, 2015The BioSuck project in Germany is redesigning waste management in the foodstuffs industry by suctioning off waste materials and saving water.
Cavity pump on agricultural effluent duty
20 November, 2014A single progressing cavity pump from NOV Mono has been used to replace a number of centrifugal pumps and improve pumping performance on an agricultural effluent duty in New Zealand.
NOV Mono provides offshore sewage handling solution
14 November, 2014Three TR Munchers and three Compact C range pumps from NOV Mono have been chosen for a demanding sewage handling operation in the Caspian Sea. They will be used to macerate and pump black water on a deepwater semi-submersible drilling rig which is located there.
Chemsearch Australia Chelade rust converter
20 October, 2014Chemsearch Australia's rust converter, Chelade, can save businesses time and money and extend the life of steel. The solution does not require any pre-surface treatment and does not leave any rust behind that may lead to future corrosion.
Mono Munchers make their mark in Massachusetts
22 September, 2014A pair of Series 'A' Munchers from NOV Mono have helped reduce maintenance intervals and improve capacity at a major wastewater treatment plant in Massachusetts, USA.
Certification for Nov Mono pressure sewer system
05 August, 2014Pump manufacturer Nov Mono has secured major industry certification for its innovative InviziQ pressure sewer system (PSS). The system received the certification from the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) for various criteria, including meeting WSAA standards, technical compliances, manufacturing quality and performance.
Bentley Systems SELECTseries 4 SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, CivilStorm and StormCAD wastewater design systems
11 July, 2014Bentley Systems has announced its SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, CivilStorm and StormCAD V8i (SELECTseries 4) products for the analysis and design of wastewater and stormwater systems. The releases provide hydraulic and operational capabilities for an increased depth of information modelling that empowers users to evaluate and compare a wider range of network considerations.
Gorman-Rupp Ultra V Series wastewater pumps
01 July, 2014Gorman-Rupp Ultra V Series self-priming centrifugal sewage pumps are high-performance and high-efficiency pumps that are mounted high and dry (up to 7.6 m) above wet wells to deliver a safer operating environment for operators and lower costs to asset owners.
Golden Circle improves solids capture
10 June, 2014An upgrade at Heinz Australia's Golden Circle plant in Brisbane, featuring CST Wastewater Solutions' high-efficiency rotary drum screening, is said to have sharply improved solids capture and reduced solids waste disposal volumes.
Fernco Ultracoat epoxy coating system
03 September, 2013Ultracoat is an epoxy coating system that can repair and provide rehabilitation and protection of grease traps, settlement tanks, manholes and other trade effluent chambers.
Sewerage systems can’t cope with more extreme weather
08 August, 2013 by Jenny Davis, Monash UniversityAnyone flushing a toilet in urban Australia today does so confident that they’ll never again see the thing they’ve flushed. They probably also think they are causing minimal environmental harm, thanks to our well-designed wastewater treatment plants. But is our lack of concern for sewage pollution well founded? Recents events in northern Tasmania suggest not.
Thames Tideway Tunnel project standardises on Bentley’s ProjectWise
03 July, 2013Bentley Systems, a provider of software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, has announced standardisation on the company’s ProjectWise to provide collaboration, work sharing and engineering content management for Thames Water’s Thames Tideway Tunnel project. The project is addressing the issue of combined sewage discharges from London’s Victorian-era sewer system that enter the River Thames.
