Water - can less be more?
17 April, 2013 by Rip Copithorn* | Supplied by: GHD Pty LtdGHD’s Global Technical Leader - Water, Rip Copithorn*, discusses a range of technologies that will influence the future of wastewater treatment and change the way we think about water security.
Game changer for wastewater recycling
11 April, 2013 by Jonathan Clement*, Managing Director Asia-Pacific, PWN TechnologiesA novel, single-step wastewater recycling treatment that uses a ceramic membrane is currently being trialled in Australia to determine if it can provide a more affordable and sustainable solution. Jonathan Clement, Managing Director Asia-Pacific PWN Technologies, provides the details.
Advances in the management of corrosion in sewers
04 April, 2013 by Ray Rootsey, Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld, AustraliaCorrosion of sewer assets is a worldwide phenomenon, particularly in countries with a warm climate. It is estimated that concrete sewer pipes in many areas of Australia are being corroded at an average rate of 1-3 mm per year or more. Hence, instead of providing service for 50 to 100 years as recorded in water utilities asset registers, sewer pipes are failing after 20 years or less. Internal surveys by several major water utilities in Australia show that the abnormally fast depreciation of assets and the mitigation of corrosion problems alone are costing the Australian water industry hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
Major advances in fine grit removal engineering to be a highlight of Ozwater’13
27 March, 2013Smith & Loveless grit removal technologies relevant to Australian wastewater treatment plants will be presented by CST Wastewater Solutions to the Ozwater’13 international water conference and exhibition in Perth from 7-9 May.
Waste lagoons move into the environmental risk management spotlight
12 March, 2013 | Supplied by: CST Wastewater SolutionsUnderperforming open industrial wastewater treatment lagoons are on the way out, according to an anaerobic technology advocate, as industry counts the cost of its pollution, odours, leakage, energy wastage and relative inefficiency in fixing the problems it set out to address.
Wastewater treatment technique protects fish from antidepressants
11 March, 2013Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm have developed a new technique to prevent pharmaceutical residues from entering waterways and harming wildlife.
Designing a stronger Christchurch
05 March, 2013 | Supplied by: MWH Australia Pty LtdUpping sticks and moving from Belfast, Ireland, to New Zealand is a significant lifestyle change for anyone, but MWH Global water and wastewater engineer Chris Maguire* never thought it would bring him face to face with the challenge of helping to rebuild an earthquake-torn city.
Lagoon de-sludging works completed
22 February, 2013 | Supplied by: CleanawayIn late December 2012, Coliban Water began lagoon de-sludging works at the Kyneton Water Reclamation Plant to assist treatment processes and manage odour generation on-site.
Modern sewer rehabilitation concepts: no mess and no roadworks
07 February, 2013 | Supplied by: Assembly Technologies Pty LtdToday’s sewer maintenance tools are special cameras and milling robots.
Tenix awarded Nambour STP upgrade
05 February, 2013Tenix has been awarded a $40 million contract by Unitywater to design, construct and commission a major upgrade to the Nambour Sewage Treatment Plant (STP).
Xylem Flygt and Wedeco Duron energy-efficient wastewater products
19 January, 2013 | Supplied by: Xylem Water Solutions Australia LtdXylem has launched a number of energy-saving Flygt and Wedeco products that can help users lower costs and get an overview of their energy use.
Smith & Loveless Titan MBR Qube wastewater treatment system
10 January, 2013 | Supplied by: CST Wastewater SolutionsThe latest Smith & Loveless MBR (membrane biological reactor) wastewater treatment system, the Titan MBR Qube, comes in a 12 m-high cube container, completely pre-assembled, packaged and delivered. The plug-and-play unit needs only a flat pad to sit on and connections to water and electricity.
Wastewater seminars handle the tough questions on grit removal
09 January, 2013CST Wastewater Solutions, in a partnership with Smith and Loveless, is providing grit seminars in Brisbane, Adelaide and Sydney on 19, 20 and 21 February. The seminars will focus on all the important aspects of grit removal.
Dwyer Instruments Series L4 Flotect Level switch
30 November, 2012 | Supplied by: Dwyer Instruments (Aust) Pty LtdThe Series L4 Flotect Level switch operates automatically to indicate tank level. It is suitable for starting or stopping pumps, opening or closing valves, or actuating level alarm signals.
Anaerobic technologies cleanly transform wastewater into green energy
20 November, 2012 | Supplied by: CST Wastewater SolutionsAnaerobic wastewater digestion technologies respond not only to industry’s need to thoroughly clean up the wastewater it discharges to the environment, but also to the need for industry to break free from the cost and pollution of fossil fuels.
