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.
Dwyer Instruments Series V4 Flotect flow switch
01 July, 2012 | Supplied by: Dwyer Instruments (Aust) Pty LtdRugged and reliable, the Series V4 Flotect flow switch operates automatically to protect pumps, motors and other equipment against damage from reduction or loss of flow. It controls the sequential operation of pumps and controls dampers according to flow.
Nubian Water Systems acquires UV Guard
29 June, 2012Nubian Water Systems announced yesterday the first in a series of steps to grow its water treatment and recycling business with the acquisition of UV-Guard Australia, an ultraviolet (UV) disinfection technology and services business.
Water management trails climate change on the boardroom agenda
29 June, 2012The CDP Water Disclosure Australia Report, launched yesterday by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), finds that only 55% of the ASX 100 companies that responded to the CDP Water questionnaire report board-level oversight of water-related policies, strategies or plans.
Pilbara to boost water savings by billions of litres
25 June, 2012Pilbara communities will save up to 1.15 billion litres of water each year through a $1.5 million expansion of water-efficiency projects.
Kaeser EBC series of Turnkey Rotary Blowers
15 June, 2012 | Supplied by: Kaeser Compressors AustraliaKaeser’s EB 291 C and EB 421 C rotary blowers are supplied connection-ready with integrated mains power supply equipment and monitoring. With drive powers from 18 to 75 kW, they cover deliveries of 15.2 to 40.1 m3/min at up to 1000 mbar (g) or 500 mbar (partial vacuum).
Australia “needs national groundwater strategy”
13 June, 2012Australia will not have enough fresh water to meet the combined needs of a rapidly growing population, expanding industries and conservation of native landscapes in the mid-21st century if it fails to articulate a national groundwater strategy for the future. The caution comes from two of the nation’s most eminent water scientists, Professor Craig Simmons and Professor Peter Cook of the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NGCRT).
Experts to gather to promote healthy waterways
12 June, 2012Leaders in water-quality management and research will gather at CQUniversity Mackay to share ideas and work towards protecting the Mackay Whitsunday catchments at the Healthy Waterways Symposium from 13-15 June.
