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Melbourne Water awards $130m contract extension to Wood

16-01-2020
Australia, Melbourne Water, wastewater treatment, infrastructure

Melbourne Water has awarded a $130m (S$174m) contract extension for a period of three years to Wood, which will continue providing maintenance work for wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, and sewage trunk systems. Wood comes with over two decades of experience in the water and wastewater sector in Australia. It provides maintenance …

South East Water celebrates success at water and property awards

07-01-2020
South East Water, awards, Australian Water Association, AWA, Urban Development Institute of Australia, UDIA

South East Water ended 2019 on a high after receiving two awards and gaining recognition for its projects at the Australian Water Association (AWA) and Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) awards. Liveability Manager, Terry Dalgliesh, received the Water Professional of the Year award at the Victorian AWA awards. Over the last 30 years, …

Fish flock to the super-salty wastewater of the Sydney Desalination Plant

03-01-2020
Australia, desalination, water treatment, drinking water

A group of fish loitering around the discharge of the Sydney Desalination Plant In 2019, Australia ushered in the new year by shooting off fireworks and restarting the Sydney Desalination Plant. The plant began sucking in seawater, purifying it through a process called reverse osmosis, and producing a flood of clean drinking water for residents …

9% of Sydney's water goes down the drain

19-12-2019
Australia, drinking water. water management

The average resident is using 26 litres less water a day than a year ago but worsening leaks caused 9% of the 570,643 megalitres supplied by Sydney Water in 2018/19 to go down the drain. As the drought causes clay soil to contract, Sydney Water's 47,000 kilometres of water and wastewater pipes were cracking under pressure, causing leaks and …

Another new channel partner for SPX Flow in Australia

16-12-2019
Dynapumps, SPX Flow, APV pumps, valves, mixers, Australia

SPX Flow has appointed Dynapumps Pty Ltd as its channel partner for APV pumps, valves and mixers as well as Waukesha Cherry-Burrell (WCB) pumps and valves in the Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia territories. The announcement comes just weeks after SPX Flow named AME Pump Specialists as its new channel partner in South Australia for its …

New Tsurumi sales office opens in Australia

15-11-2019
Tsurumi, Australia, pumps

Tsurumi Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has opened Tsurumi Australia Pty Ltd as a new sales office in Perth, in western Australia. Through the new office, Tsurumi is channeling its broad product lineup and the long track record of sales it has racked up around the world as a leading manufacturer of submersible pumps into making a stronger sales pitch to …

Australia's rivers are running dry. This is how it's impacting its locals.

30-10-2019
Australia, drought, water supply, water shortage

Reduced to a string of stagnant mustard-coloured pools, fouled in places with pesticide runoff and stinking with the rotting carcasses of cattle and fish, the Darling River is running dry. The parched earth of Australia’s longest waterway, if tributaries are included, is in the grip of the continent’s most severe drought in a …

Wastewater Treatment Company Fluence Wants to Raise $20.5 Million on Australian Exchange

18-10-2019
water, wastewater, wastewater treatment, Australian Stock Exchange

White Plains, New York-headquartered water and wastewater management company Fluence Corp. Ltd. is looking to raise $20.46 million (S$27.9 million) on the Australian Stock Exchange in an institutional placement, the company announced Wednesday. The company is pricing its stock at $0.30 (S$0.41) per share, a 12.87 per cent discount on the …

UNSW scientists design graphene filter to purify methane from biogas

10-10-2019
biogas, wastewater treatment, Australia

UNSW scientists that developed a graphene filter to improve the quality of drinking water have discovered a new application for the very thin form of carbon – the ability for graphene to purify methane from biogas produced in wastewater plants. The research team, led by Dr Rakesh Joshi of the UNSW School of Materials Science and …

Barriers to water reuse 'not insurmountable' for drought-stricken Australia

05-09-2019
Australia, water management

Learning from global successful water reuse projects could help Australian towns and cities amid current tough drought conditions, finds a new report. Assisting decision-makers on water reuse With parts of the country facing a one-in-120-year super drought, efforts are underway in Australia to keep water supplies running during on the driest …

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