Boosting recycled water use for agriculture
25 March, 2013New research to expand the use of water recycling for irrigating South Australia’s vineyards has been initiated by the Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence.
Reliability is the key for Port Augusta Power Station
22 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Grundfos Pumps Pty LtdPort Augusta’s power station north of Adelaide was first commissioned in 1954. When Alinta recently decided to install a desalination plant for the power station operation, the tender was awarded to Aqueous Solutions. However, the tender required a very high recovery rate of 94%.
Logan Water Alliance gains a second contract extension
13 March, 2013The alliance team responsible for delivery of efficient and sustainable water infrastructure for Logan City has been granted a second extension on its original three-year contract.
Software modelling predicts water consumption and helps plan future investments
12 March, 2013 by Andrew CollinsWater services provider Veolia has used Australian software in a European trial of water demand prediction, achieving an accuracy rate of 99.5%.
Dwyer Instruments Series IEFS Insertion Electromagnetic Flow Sensor
04 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Dwyer Omega (Aust) Pty LtdThe Series IEFS Insertion Electromagnetic Flow Sensor, from Dwyer Instruments, comes in brass or stainless steel, allowing it to handle a wide range of pressures and temperatures, as well as a variety of available saddle fittings to fit pipe sizes 3 to 24″.
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.
