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Innovative approach to give more water to Tasmainian irrigators An innovative two-stage approach to solving irrigation water reliability issues in Tasmania’s South East has been developed by Tasmanian Irrigation to enable farmers to expand, diversify and grow their agricultural businesses. Tasmanian Irrigation Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Kneebone, said rapid development and investment through the Coal […]

Nagambie set for pump station upgrades A key sewer pump station in Nagambie, Victoria, is set to be upgraded following several blockages in 2019 that caused problems for Goulburn Valley Water’s infrastructure. The sewer pump station in Nash Street, Nagambie, was blocked multiple times by items such as toys and underwear. Goulburn Valley Water said

Funding assists exploratory groundwater drilling Armidale Regional Council has received $500,000 of funding from the NSW Government to assist with groundwater exploratory drilling. The testing of bores is to provide emergency water to supplement existing water supplies if and when it is ever required. A total of 29 test bores have been drilled across Armidale

Draft pump system standard up for public comment Standards Australia has issued a draft standard DR AS ISO ASME 14414 Pump system energy assessment for public comment and ballot by its pump committee. Essentially the document is an identical adoption of the ISO ASME standard that is already endorsed by Europe, Britain and the United

Mackay represents Australia at international tap water competition Mackay Regional Council in Queensland and its tap water from the Marian Water Treatment Plant is representing Australia at the 30th Annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting competition held in West Virginia in the US. The international competition is being held in West Virginia from 20 to

Pumping further secures Orange’s water storages Orange City Council is pumping water from the Macquarie River for the first time ever since the NSW Government approved of a new lower trigger point. The State Government announced it had approved the application for Orange City Council to pump when the flow rate in the river reached

Sewer pump station construction marks milestone for Brisbane Metro The $944 million Brisbane Metro project has reached a new milestone with early works now underway, including works on a new $8.7 million sewer pump station. Lord Mayor, Adrian Schrinner, said the early works included geotechnical investigations, sewer pump station construction, piling and excavations had started

New Bill supports radioactive waste facility The Australian Government has introduced new legislative amendments to support the delivery of a National Radioactive Waste Management Facility at Napandee, near Kimba in South Australia. The National Radioactive Waste Management Amendment (Site Specification, Community Fund and Other Measures) Bill 2020 will give the parliament a say on vital