What does the future hold for municipal biosolids dewatering in Australia?
15 March, 2016 by John Koumoukelis, Director, Hydroflux* | Supplied by: Hydroflux Industrial Pty LtdEvery year, over 85 million tonnes of biosolids (sludge) are dewatered at most of the 2400 municipal sewage treatment plants in Australia.
New wastewater treatment option for SA councils
10 March, 2016 | Supplied by: Flinders UniversityA wastewater treatment system designed at Flinders University has been accepted as an alternative to existing passive lagoon systems for use in South Australia.
Gorman-Rupp self-cleaning sump for wastewater
08 March, 2016 | Supplied by: Hydro InnovationsDeveloped by Hydro-Plus in conjunction with Gorman-Rupp, the self-cleaning sump addresses many of the issues confronting owners of sewage pump station assets, such as high capital costs, high energy consumption and the cost of intervention for the likes of sediment, solids or fat build-up or for removing chokes from pumps.
Sustainable wastewater treatment thanks to codigestion
08 March, 2016 by Mitch Laginestra and Ross Carter* | Supplied by: GHD Pty LtdCan wastewater treatment become more sustainable? While the goal of treating wastewater is to minimise the impact on the receiving environment, the processes themselves are usually powered by electricity generated by fossil fuels.
Diffuser system cuts wastewater treatment costs
19 February, 2016 | Supplied by: Hydroflux Industrial Pty LtdThanks to an upgrade of its treatment plant, the Rockhampton Regional Council has achieved a total nitrogen limit as low as 3.1 mg/L while aiming to reduce electricity costs by up to 20%.
Screen technology improves sewage treatment efficiency
16 February, 2016 | Supplied by: Hydroflux Industrial Pty LtdAs part of its goal of providing high-quality, safe drinking water to households while at the same time finding ways to improve the management of wastewater, MidCoast Water is using band screen technology to improve efficiencies at its Dawson sewage treatment plant.
Hydrothane External Circulation Sludge Bed (ECSB) and Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) for anaerobic wastewater treatment
12 February, 2016 | Supplied by: Hydroflux Industrial Pty LtdHydrothane offers an anaerobic process design that also saves on space and removes noise, odour, corrosion and maintenance issues. The process is suitable for industries with organically laden wastewater, such as chemical, food and beverages, and pulp and paper.
Sunbury Recycled Water Plant upgrade begins
02 February, 2016Lisa Neville and Josh Bull have announced the start of a $53 million upgrade of the Sunbury Recycled Water Plant.
Atlas Copco ZS 18–160 kW blower
29 January, 2016 | Supplied by: Atlas Copco Compressors AustraliaThe Atlas Copco ZS 18–160 kW positive displacement screw blower is suitable for most wastewater treatment plants. It is designed to the company's plug-and-play set-up, making installation easy, and features a small footprint.
Gorman-Rupp Eradicator Solids Management System
25 January, 2016 | Supplied by: Hydro InnovationsGorman-Rupp has released the Eradicator Solids Management System, a pumping system for handling solids-laden wastewater. The system features an aggressive, self-cleaning wear plate incorporating a number of notches and grooves, as well as a lacerating tooth that helps break up stringy materials, scrape them off the impeller vanes and pass them through the pump.
Controllability the key to wastewater plants updating their blowers
19 January, 2016 | Supplied by: Atlas Copco Compressors AustraliaDennis Benson says there are three main factors why Australian wastewater plants are making the switch to screw blowers: controllability, reliability and reduced energy usage.
Advancing resource recovery — new report
11 January, 2016An international report that takes an investor's perspective to recovering resources from wastewater has been welcomed by the water industry as an important step towards sustainability of water management in Australia.
Wee will rock you
04 November, 2015 | Supplied by: EPSRCStep aside Kanye, a urinal that generates its own electricity was one of the biggest crowd-pleasers at Glastonbury Festival 2015 in the UK.
Electric bacteria for sewers could save millions
27 October, 2015 | Supplied by: La Trobe UniversityWhen not working with sludge from Melbourne's sewers, La Trobe University scientist Elizabeth Mathews is busy thinking about it. In partnership with Western Water, her research is designed to further the understanding of the processes that lead to sewer corrosion in order to ultimately further progress towards a solution.
Minimising water treatment plant degradation and chemical spills
12 August, 2015 | Supplied by: Rhino Linings Australasia Pty LtdIn order to prevent corrosion of assets in wastewater treatment plants, Rhino Linings Australasia provides protective coatings which are strong, flexible and resistant to chemical attack.
