New tool to assist with on-farm irrigation management
26 February, 2013NIWA researchers are working with five Canterbury farmers to develop and trial an innovative tool that generates tailored, site-specific weather forecasts to help manage irrigation.
Dwyer Instruments Series FLMG Flanged Electromagnetic Flow Sensor
22 February, 2013 | Supplied by: Dwyer Omega (Aust) Pty LtdThe Series FLMG Flanged Electromagnetic Flow Sensor is a flanged electromagnetic flowmeter designed for use in 4 to 10″ pipes in municipal or industrial water and wastewater applications.
Rainfall engineering for droughts and floods
14 February, 2013A University of Waikato scientist says we need to rethink the way we collect and store water.
Dwyer Instruments Series UTC ultrasonic liquid transmitter controller and Model UTS ultrasonic liquid transmitter sensor
07 February, 2013 | Supplied by: Dwyer Omega (Aust) Pty LtdDwyer Instruments has released its Series UTC ultrasonic liquid transmitter controller and Model UTS ultrasonic liquid transmitter sensor.
Grundfos Pumps takes over management responsibility of the DAB brand
06 February, 2013Grundfos Pumps Pty Ltd (Australia) and Grundfos Pumps NZ Ltd (New Zealand) will be supporting and selling the DAB brand in Australia and New Zealand, effective retrospectively from 1 January 2013.
Vortab flow conditioner products
06 February, 2013 | Supplied by: AMS Instrumentation & Calibration Pty LtdThe Vortab Company manufactures flow conditioners that combine swirl-removal technology with the Vortab flow conditioning process to achieve a repeatable and efficient flow profile.
Contemplating urban water management in cities of the future
30 January, 2013 by Professor Tony Wong*, Chief Executive Officer, Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities | Supplied by: Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive CitiesRecent occurrences in Australia of severe droughts, heatwave conditions and floods highlight the vulnerability of future cities (and towns) to the chronic and acute effects of climatic extremes.
Australia urged to ‘bank’ its water
29 January, 2013Australia should prepare now for dry times ahead by ‘banking’ its water underground when rainfall is plentiful, according to an important new scientific study.
Worth ‘Mother Ship’ will take on any cleaning task
28 January, 2013 | Supplied by: Australian Pump Industries Pty LtdWorth Recycling is a major contractor organisation involved in projects within a range of industries, including mining, marine and the industrial sectors. A ute-mounted Aussie Hydrotek diesel-powered portable steam cleaner is an essential part of Worth Recycling’s high-pressure cleaning program.
Nanosponge filters out herbicide poisons from water
25 January, 2013A team of researchers, led by Dr Mainak Majumder and Phillip Sheath from Monash University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and Dr Matthew Hill from CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering, have developed a highly porous metal-organic framework (MOF) that, almost uniquely, is stable and able to filter substances in water.
First seawater intake for expanded desal plant
23 January, 2013Today saw the first intake of seawater into the second stage of the Southern Seawater Desalination Plant (SSDP), marking a major milestone in commissioning the WA Government’s $450 million expansion project.
Understanding the behaviour of water catchments
23 January, 2013Understanding how our water catchments react to natural disturbances may offer hydrologists greater insight into how to manage our water supplies. Key to this is an understanding of the steady state and why water responds differently in different circumstances.
Successful nozzle refurbishment for 30-year-old water treatment facility
21 January, 2013 | Supplied by: Tecpro AustraliaWhen Western Australia’s Water Corporation needed to refurbish a three-decade-old water treatment facility, getting an exact match to the existing nozzles was the preferred option. The problem was that the old design was no longer manufactured.
Water recycling project a winner
17 January, 2013 | Supplied by: TenixA water recycling facility located in Yarra Park, adjacent to the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), has won the Infrastructure Project Innovation Award at the Australian Water Association Awards (Victorian Branch).
Protecting Queensland’s waterways
19 December, 2012 | Supplied by: Nubian Water SystemsUV-Guard Australia, a supplier of disinfection solutions which is part of the combined entity Nubian Water Systems, has refurbished Unitywater’s water treatment plant in Queensland to maximum design performance and will achieve the wastewater disinfection results required to meet licence consent.
