Nubian Water Systems selected for Rio Tinto FIFO Facility
17 August, 2012Sustainable water solutions provider Nubian has announced that Hutchinson Builders has contracted to purchase two of Nubian’s GT600 water recycling systems to drive the capture, cleaning and re-use of water in laundry blocks at Rio Tinto’s Wickham ‘Fly In Fly Out’ facility in WA.
Station provides flood warning and road weather data
13 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Campbell Scientific Aust Pty LtdALERT stations are typically set up to acquire and transmit hydrological and meteorological data on a timed and event basis. Campbell Scientific data loggers that are used to run ALERT stations have plenty of capability to spare, and that capability can be leveraged to perform a variety of services.
Pressure Dynamics Fluid Compatibility List for Dynex Checkball pumps
13 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Pressure DynamicsPressure Dynamics has released the latest Fluid Compatibility List for Dynex Checkball pumps.
Bürkert Type 8681 process valve control head
12 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Burkert Fluid Control SystemsBürkert’s Type 8681 Control Head, integrating pneumatic actuation, feedback, diagnostics and fieldbus interface, has been engineered to assemble with all commercially available hygienic ball valves, butterfly valves, single-seat, double-seat and mix-proof valve configurations.
Sigrist AquaScat online turbidity analyser
09 August, 2012 | Supplied by: B-R Controls Pty LtdThe Swiss-made Sigrist AquaScat turbidity analyser uses a free-falling sample design in which the water sample is never in contact with the cell. The cell measures turbidity through the entire sample by the 90° scattered light principle (ISO 7027).
Dover PSG EnviroGear internal gear pump
08 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Hurll Nu-Way Pty LtdHurll Nu-Way has announced the launch of EnviroGear pumps to the Australian market. This mag-drive internal gear pump is designed to eliminate operational concerns found in old-style mechanical seal gear pumps.
Australia ‘must help’ in world’s silent water menace
07 August, 2012Australia should take a lead in tackling the emerging global crisis in groundwater, according to Professor Craig Simmons, Director of the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT).
Plant water status tool to help with irrigation scheduling
06 August, 2012A grant worth almost $300,000 from Commercialisation Australia is set to help a South Australian company to commercialise an innovative technology to inform crop irrigation scheduling. The technology responds to the need for farmers to have sophisticated measurement tools to help them optimise their total water usage.
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.
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.
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.
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.
