Secure water supply for Wurrumiyanga
03 August, 2012Wurrumiyanga residents on Bathurst Island now have a secure water supply, with the opening of a new water production and storage project last week. The Australian Government is providing $2.7 million in funding for this project - one of eight in the Northern Territory receiving a total of $20.25 million under the National Water Security Plan for Cities and Towns.
Two new appointments to Hyder’s water team
02 August, 2012On the back of its growing water business, Hyder Consulting has appointed two new Associate Business Directors for its water team - Colin Carr and Damien Abbott.
Follow WA’s drought-proofing example, urges national desal expert
01 August, 2012Australia’s east coast urban planners and state governments need to hold their nerve on using major seawater desalination plants for effective drought‐proofing and not give in to short-term politics and vocal minorities. That’s the opinion of National Centre of Excellence in Desalination CEO Neil Palmer.
Hach DR 6000 UV vis Spectrophotometer with RFID technology
01 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Hach Pacific Pty LtdThe DR 6000 lab spectrophotometer from Hach offers high-speed wavelength scanning across the UV and visible spectrum and comes with over 250 preprogrammed methods including the most common testing methods used today.
Newsletter program
30 July, 2012 | Supplied by: Hach Pacific Pty LtdHach Pacific introduced TheSource Loyalty Program in July for its customers within Australia and New Zealand.
Water-cycle management integral to sustainable urban renewal
28 July, 2012 | Supplied by: Nubian Water SystemsThe Urban Renewal Authority of Victoria which operates as Places Victoria sought to specify a comprehensive portfolio of best-practice building technologies including an integrated water-cycle management system for The Nicholson project in inner suburban East Coburg. As well as reducing the use of valuable drinking water, the provision of a non-potable water supply at The Nicholson has helped insulate residents from rising costs for water and sewerage.
Improving knowledge of groundwater assets
26 July, 2012A new cutting-edge research group has been launched to investigate the impact that the coal seam gas, mining and agriculture industries have on Queensland’s most valuable underground resource - water.
Real-time monitoring for flood predictability
23 July, 2012 | Supplied by: ThiessThe Thiess Services’ Portable Automated Logger System or PALS was recently used for flood monitoring in Victoria. 10 PALS units were deployed to the field to monitor the level and duration of flood inundation. Each unit took only a couple hours to deploy before it began transmitting real-time data at 10-minute intervals back to the hosted website.
Virtual control for water treatment
20 July, 2012 | Supplied by: Pentair Valves & ControlsThe ‘virtual control room’ concept for treatment plants and pipeline system operations has been introduced by Water Infrastructure Group. The company partnered with Eurobodalla Shire Council and NSW Department of Public Works to deliver a high-tech Northern Water Treatment Plant at Batemans Bay on the NSW South Coast. The Virtual Control Room was recognised at the 2012 Institute of Public Works NSW Engineering Excellence Awards receiving the Innovation in Water Supply and Wastewater - Operations award.
Bürkert 8792 Positioner and 8793 Positioner-Process Controller digital positioners
19 July, 2012 | Supplied by: Burkert Fluid Control SystemsBürkert’s digital positioners have zero air bleed and consumption at rest, drawing air only when the pneumatic device moves. The zero-bleed positioners will reduce compressed air use dramatically to save money and power, and promote ecofriendly processing.
Burkert Type 8045 Insertion Magflow electromagnetic flow meter
10 July, 2012 | Supplied by: Burkert Fluid Control SystemsBurkert has re-engineered its insertion electromagnetic flow meter Type 8045 to include additional features, such as a low-flow cut-off and digital input, to extend remote monitoring and control functionality.
Sigrist OilGuard oil-in-water monitor
06 July, 2012 | Supplied by: B-R Controls Pty LtdThe Sigrist OilGuard provides online continuous monitoring of water for traces of mineral oils, using fluorescence principle. It can be used to monitor any water type, including process, waste, raw and potable water.
Ultrafiltration membrane system boosts capacity and quality
05 July, 2012 | Supplied by: GE EnergyTo meet the drinking water supply demands of a regional population that is projected to grow from 70,000 to 120,000 by the end of this decade, the Tweed Shire Council needed to upgrade the 50 million litre per day (MLD) capacity of its existing Bray Park Water Treatment Plant in Murwillumbah, located on the far north coast of New South Wales, Australia.The council opted for GE ZeeWeed 500 immersed membrane filtration as a good way to achieve the water quality it desired for a new treatment plant.
Itron’s water technology selected by Sydney Water
04 July, 2012Itron has announced that on 1 July 2012, water utility Sydney Water began the three-year-long installation of Itron’s high-efficiency meters to replace old meters that serve its residential and commercial customers in Sydney.
Economic visions for desalination in Australia
02 July, 2012The days have long gone since salt was a valuable commodity and Roman soldiers were paid in it, but for Deakin University’s Research Professor in Public Policy, Professor Michael Porter, the issue of salt, more specifically desalination, will be worth $496,891 in research funding.
