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Innovative off-grid purifying system improves water access to remote communities Project Gilghi – the brainchild of international engineering, design and advisory company Aurecon and New South Wales Hunter-based electrical engineering company Ampcontrol – is a self-sufficient, sustainable water treatment plant that provides a solution to this problem, delivering affordable and continuous potable water. The post […]

SA Water to explore Eyre Peninsula site options SA Water is set to explore more cost-effective site alternatives for its planned Eyre Peninsula seawater desalination plant, to assess other options compared to the current preferred position near Sleaford Bay. While the site at Sleaford Bay continues to meet important environmental, social and cultural priorities, constructability

Successful project management (Part 2) Here, Keith Sanders takes a deep dive into the first of three pillars that will help upcoming projects not only be successful, but also help to contribute to better outcomes for other important objectives such as climate change, water resources and energy conservations. The post Successful project management (Part 2)

Viking granted ‘Licence to Take Water’ by DWER  The Western Australian Government Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) has granted a ‘Licence to Take Water’ to Viking Mines for its First Hit Project under regulation 5C of the Rights in Water and Irrigation Act of 1914. Ongoing works are being undertaken to assess the

Somerset sewer upgrade approaches milestone In an important milestone, Urban Utilities is nearing completion on the construction of a new sewage treatment plant as part of its $45 million upgrade to the Somerset sewerage network. Urban Utilities Project Manager, Andrew Nicholson, said construction of the new state-of-the-art sewage treatment plant on Forest Hill-Fernvale Road at

Super pump brings Kempsey back to operation post-floods Kempsey CBD is back in operation following the recent flood conditions, thanks to Fire and Rescue, the RFS and a ‘super pump’. Fire and Rescue pumped out the centre of town. Various pumps were used to attempt to clear the floodwater from Belgrave Street, with no great

Vale Bob Neale Respected pump professional Bob Neale passed away from COVID-19 in Papua New Guinea on 28 March 2021. Bob was a well-known and respected figure in the industry, having started his career in 1971 as a Water Advisor for the Queensland Water Resources Commission. He then went on to work as General Manager

Coffs Harbour stormwater program finds drainage issues Coffs Harbour Council has undercovered multiple drainage issues during a program to minimise stormwater induced sewage spill damage. During wet weather, infiltration by stormwater into sewers can potentially overload the system. Locally, wet weather sewer flows are currently reaching up to twice the actual capacity of the system.

SAER pumps now available in super duplex Climate change, demographic growth and water scarcity are creating new challenges, and desalination is becoming a crucial alternative to traditional fresh water resources. SAER is ready to face these new scenarios with a strong and effective response: a full range available in duplex and super duplex. In the

$1.36 million dam dredging for Clermont Clermont’s water security is set to be bolstered by a $1.36 million joint initiative project to dredge Theresa Creek Dam. Isaac Regional Council in Queensland has engaged a contractor to remove 12,000 cubic metres of the dam’s built-up sediment by the end of May. Mayor, Anne Baker, said this