New organisation to lead the way in water training
07 May, 2012The Australian Water Association (AWA) and Opus International Consultants (Opus) have announced the arrival of a new registered training organisation for the water sector, AWA Opus Water Industry Training Institute (WITI).
Huge scope to store water underground
07 May, 2012There is potential to store large volumes of Australia’s precious fresh water underground, to offset climate change, avoid evaporation losses and meet national water needs into the future, leading water scientists say. Following a major national scientific workshop in Canberra, researchers in the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT) say that managed aquifer recharge - the injection or infiltration of excess surface water into underground aquifers - could help secure the nation’s water supplies for an uncertain future.
Bürkert appoints PRTS as NQ distributor
06 May, 2012 | Supplied by: Burkert Fluid Control SystemsProcess solutions provider Bürkert has appointed Pacific Rim Technical Services (PRTS) as its distributor for North Queensland.
Swift Metal Services heavy-duty pipe supports
03 May, 2012 | Supplied by: SWIFT Metal Services Pty LtdSwift Metal Services has expanded its range of custom-designed, heavy-duty pipe supports. The supports are produced in accordance with client specifications and available in sizes ranging from 300 mm up to 2 m in diameter.
Dwyer Instruments Series FS-2 Vane Flow Switch
02 May, 2012 | Supplied by: Dwyer Instruments (Aust) Pty LtdThe Series FS-2 Vane Flow Switch offers an economical flow proving solution. It is suitable for use in ‘flow or no flow’ applications in cold and hot water systems, proving flow in boilers, hot water heaters and chillers.
Robot to monitor Brisbane’s drinking water
01 May, 2012A high-tech autonomous robot is to be sent into the depths of Brisbane’s reservoirs to monitor the health of our drinking water.
Alternative water source for Melbourne comes out on top
27 April, 2012Engineering, architecture and environmental consulting company GHD has received a Service Provider Innovation Award at the Smart Water Fund’s Innovation and Excellence Awards for its alternative water atlas for Melbourne.
Tsurumi KTV compact slurry pumps
26 April, 2012 | Supplied by: Australian Pump Industries Pty LtdA compact, portable submersible pump with a powerful agitator for draining slurry and pumping sediment is now available from Australian Pump Industries. The product is made by submersible pump manufacturer Tsurumi, and is aimed at the concrete mixing and batch plant market.
Stormwater greening Geelong Botanic Gardens and Eastern Park
24 April, 2012Geelong’s Botanic Gardens and Eastern Park will be greener thanks to the construction of new stormwater irrigation infrastructure. The Australian Government is providing funding of $415,000 for the Eastern Park project, which is part of $2.79 million in Australian Government funding for the broader Stormwater Harvesting and Reuse - Geelong’s Plan project.
Burkert Type 2000 Inox modular-concept angle-seat valve
24 April, 2012 | Supplied by: Burkert Fluid Control SystemsBurkert has released the Type 2000 Inox modular-concept angle-seat valve designed to streamline custom manifold blocks. Customised solutions such as mixing, distributing and multiway functions can be achieved by a special modular valve body with highly compact dimensions.
TAG - you’re it
24 April, 2012 | Supplied by: Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA)As the WSAA searched for more ways to service its customers, it decided that the Technology Approval Group (TAG) was the answer.
Improving water quality in the Derwent Estuary
23 April, 2012 | Supplied by: eWater LimitedSituated at the heart of the Hobart metropolitan area, the Derwent estuary is a waterway of great natural beauty and an important and productive ecosystem supporting a wide range of habitats and species.
Stormwater to keep Melbourne’s heritage public gardens green
19 April, 2012Work has started on a five million-litre underground stormwater storage tank that will supply three heritage-listed public gardens in Melbourne.
Water trade is a valuable tool for Murray-Darling Basin communities, says NWC report
18 April, 2012Released this week, the report, Impacts of water trading in the southern Murray-Darling Basin between 2006-07 and 2010-11, produced by the National Water Commission shows that selling water to the Commonwealth buyback program has not negatively impacted production. In fact, regional communities in the southern Murray-Darling Basin have remained productive even during drought, said Commissioner Laurie Arthur at a launch of the report at the Australian Water Congress 2012.
Trading could help save our groundwater
17 April, 2012A well-designed trading scheme could help protect one of Australia’s most precious resources for the future - its groundwater - as well as the many wetlands and lakes it supports.
