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.
Hydroflux halves energy costs of Burra Foods’ wastewater treatment
09 July, 2015 | Supplied by: Hydroflux Industrial Pty LtdAustralian dairy ingredient processor Burra Foods recently installed a Hydroflux HyDAF Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) unit for primary wastewater treatment and successfully halved its energy costs.
Methane research shapes up at wastewater plant
07 July, 2015 | Supplied by: Kenelec Scientific Pty LtdA wastewater treatment plant in the US has used a dynamic imaging particle analysis system to monitor the condition and presence of methanogens in its anaerobic digestion process to find a potential correlation with methane production.
Titanium pump solves sewage spill challenge
26 June, 2015 | Supplied by: Australian Pump Industries Pty LtdSewage spill containment at waste transfer stations means handling corrosive sewage. Specifying a suitable pump is a challenge for wastewater consultants.
Andzac enables efficient water aeration
29 May, 2015 | Supplied by: Andzac Water Treatment
The Andzac Aerator, from Andzac Water Treatment, recently underwent independent testing at Goulburn Valley Water's wastewater management facility in Tatura, country Victoria. The product's venturi air-injection design provides a system that can provide efficient and economical surface aeration for wastewater treatment ponds and other bodies of water.
DAF pump saves capital, energy and maintenance costs
26 May, 2015 | Supplied by: Hydro InnovationsA single DAF (dissolved air floatation) pump is said to be able to replace the entire air bubble system on DAF plants, according to pump supplier Hydro Innovations.
Fluid Imaging Technologies FlowCAM imaging particle analysis system
20 May, 2015 | Supplied by: Kenelec Scientific Pty LtdThe FlowCAM imaging particle analysis system is a tool for detecting, identifying and quantifying algae or problem particulate matter in water treatment processes.
Calix ACTI-Mag SP60 spray coating for sewers
15 May, 2015 | Supplied by: Calix LimitedCalix's ACTI-Mag SP60 is a concentrated, controlled-viscosity, concentrated, stabilised suspension of magnesium hydroxide (MgO). The product is hydrated from Calix reactive MgO, imparting a good neutralisation capability due to the high surface area.
