Parsons Brinckerhoff helps provide water security to Dalby, Qld
04 June, 2010
The Dalby Wastewater Recycling Plant has been officially opened by the Hon Desley Boyle, MP, Minister for Local Government and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Partnerships.
Wastewater treatment system approved for Victoria
02 June, 2010
The AdvanTex AX20 on-site wastewater treatment system has been approved for sale in Victoria.
Technology makes biosolids a renewable energy contender
01 June, 2010 | Supplied by: Black & Veatch SE Asia Pty Ltd
Wastewater biosolids have typically been considered a waste product and management has focused on disposal and volume minimisation. However, with rising energy costs and the focus on sustainability, lower carbon footprint and energy independence within utilities, there is increasing interest in recovering the energy inherently available in biosolids.
Pulsar Sludge Finder 2 sludge level measurement
31 May, 2010 | Supplied by: Bintech Systems Pty Ltd
Pulsar’s Sludge Finder 2 accurately measures interface levels in primary or secondary settlement tanks and SBR systems. Operating ultrasonically through liquid, the system uses echo processing algorithms to identify the sludge interface level using digital echo processing techniques.
Water Maze Innovator coagulation industrial wastewater treatment
31 May, 2010 | Supplied by: Enware Australia Pty Ltd
Water Maze Innovator coagulation industrial wastewater treatment technology is being introduced to Australia by Enware to help users preserve their environment through water remediation and recycling while avoiding hefty disposal costs for untreated water.
Macherey-Nagel PF-12 photometer
24 May, 2010 | Supplied by: Vendart Diagnostics Pty Ltd
Macherey-Nagel has released a photometer, the PF-12, a lower-priced alternative to the more technically advanced 500 D.
Huber Technology RoDisc secondary disc filter
24 May, 2010 | Supplied by: Ovivo
The Huber Technology RoDisc secondary disc filter, sometimes known as a rotary mesh screen, provides efficient secondary filtering of clarified effluent for municipal and industry applications.
Thermo Scientific AquaSensors RDO Pro DO sensor
18 May, 2010 | Supplied by: Thermo Fisher Scientific
The AquaSensors RDO Pro DO advanced optical dissolved oxygen sensor, for wastewater monitoring, can be connected directly to a PLC for seamless integration with industrial control systems.
Sludge can ooze money
28 April, 2010 | Supplied by: Ovivo
For municipal and industrial applications, sludge dewatering with belt filter presses and plate filter presses has proven to be an economical means of reducing sludge volumes produced from wastewater treatment plants. Depending on the volumes to be treated, payback periods on the capital cost of a dewatering plant can be as little as three months and rarely exceeds 16 months. John Koumoukelis reports:
Wastewater company EWT marks strong growth with name change Down Under
01 April, 2010
AJM Environmental Services (AJM), specialist provider of wastewater treatment solutions in Australia, has formally changed its name to Eimco Water Technologies Pty Ltd (EWT).
Decentralised sewerage solution
29 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Innoflow Australia Pty Ltd
Yarra Valley Water (YVW) recently awarded Innoflow Australia/Orenco Systems with the contract to supply interceptor tanks and effluent filtration/pump packages for the community septic tank effluent pumped (STEP) wastewater collection system, for the Kinglake West Sewerage project.
Upgrade wastewater treatment plant
29 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Black & Veatch SE Asia Pty Ltd
Black & Veatch has confirmed that the company will be part of the Eastern Tertiary Alliance that will deliver the tertiary upgrade of the Eastern Treatment Plant in Melbourne, the largest activated sludge plant in the country. This follows the success of Stage 1 of the project, where Black & Veatch was asked to lead a series of technology trials to determine the preferred treatment technology to be used.
UV disinfection
26 March, 2010 | Supplied by: CST Wastewater Solutions
Advanced ultraviolet water treatment technology being introduced to Australia by CST Wastewater Solutions has demonstrated its potential for applications here after being installed on a semi-arid Caribbean island.
Blackwater technology in high-rise office tower
26 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Aquacell
DEXUS and co-owners DWPF and Cbus Property announced that NSW Water Minister Phil Costa has awarded the first combined private network and retailer’s water recycling licence to the 1 Bligh Street development, making it Sydney CBD’s first high-rise commercial office tower to incorporate blackwater recycling technology.
Wastewater treatment
26 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Ovivo
Anaerobic digestion plants and sewage treatment plants can lower maintenance costs by screening sludge at the primary or secondary stage of treatment.
