New airport bore supports NSW firefighting Rural Fire Service aerial activities in the NSW’s Armidale region will now be able to access water from a newly established bore at Armidale Regional Airport, removing the potential need to source water from town water supplies. The bore came on line in early December 2019, as part of […]
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Fixing a common pump myth By Dominik Fry, P.E., Engineered Software One of the most common misconceptions I hear is that a pump is rated for a certain flow rate and that the pump is bad if it does not deliver. While this may be true when you are discharging to a spillway and there
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Extra water source secured for Victorian region Coliban Water has been successful in its application to increase the volume of its existing groundwater licence in Trentham, securing the future of drinking water for the community. Executive General Manager Climate and Population Adaptation, Steve Healy, said Trentham is one of the fastest growing areas in the
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Nile River pumping project performs with Vesconite Hilube A Turkish OEM that supplied a Nile River project with one of its pumps that had been fitted with Vesconite Hilube polymer components in late 2018, reports that the line shaft bushings continue to operate well. The OEM uses Vesconite Hilube in many of its most challenging
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Dam pump contract awarded The contract for an urgent drought relief project, including the construction of a pumping station, for the Macquarie Valley in NSW has been awarded. The project, which will pump out remnant water from the Burrendong Dam in the Macquarie Valley, is set to create jobs in the local area while extending
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Poor rainfall places pressure on Tasmanian water supplies TasWater and Tasmanian Irrigation have joined together to prepare for the summer season, with below average winter rainfall across south-eastern Tasmania expected to put a strain on the area’s water systems. To stabilise supply, Tasmanian Irrigation has requested farmers reduce demand from TasWater’s Bryn Estyn Water Treatment
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New pumps for Melbourne to Geelong Pipeline Barwon Water will now be able to access more water from the Victorian water grid after the completion of a new pump station connected to the Melbourne to Geelong pipeline at Lovely Banks. Water Minister, Lisa Neville, officially switched on the pumps on Friday 29 November 2019. The
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HVAC&R to go renewable with new funding The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $6.5 million in funding to develop a pathway to low emissions for the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC&R) sector. The funding will be delivered to the Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating (AIRAH) to develop the
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New bore increases non-potable water access for NSW town Local residents at Stuart Town in New South Wales can now access up to 60,000L of non-potable water a day for stock and domestic use from a new bore providing water for the village. Dubbo Regional Council successfully drilled the bore 2km west of the village
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New pump transfer station for Dubbo STP Dubbo Regional Council has commissioned and installed a new pump transfer station at the Dubbo Sewage Treatment Plant that will see the rapid fill and turnaround of water carting trucks used for dust suppression at roadworks and land development sites around the region. In a safe and efficient
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