Industry News

Finding the best bearing solution for water treatment blowers The turbocompressor has become a mainstay of modern water treatment technology, offering a mechanically simple design, reliability and good energy efficiency. Ideally suited for the production of large volumes of compressed air at relatively low pressure, they rely on bearings that can spin at high speeds […]

Hinterland environmental water feasibility study underway South East Water is undertaking a feasibility study to investigate the potential for the hinterland region in Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula to be connected to a permanent supply of high-quality alternative water.  Melbourne Water’s Eastern Treatment Plant at Bangholme discharges around 350 million litres per day of high-quality recycled water

QME makes return to Mackay in September  For over 25 years Queensland Mining and Engineering Expo (QME) has been at the heart of the mining sector in Mackay. As Queensland returns to work following the COVID-19 shutdown, this landmark exhibition will once again be held as one of the first major exhibitions to be conducted

Efficient operations of pump systems (Part 4) The PIA’s Australian Pump Technical Handbook is a cornerstone text for the Australian pump industry and, in our opinion, a must have for anyone who deals with pumps on a regular basis. In this ongoing series, we feature abridged chapters from the classic book to showcase the various

Australian ‘flushables’ standard to be developed The Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) and Standards Australia have been collaborating with a committee of industry experts to develop a National Standard for what can be flushed down the toilet. WSAA Executive Director, Adam Lovell, said, “We know blockages caused by wipes and other products disrupt customer

Two NSW water companies allegedly breach Water Management Act Two companies are being held to account by New South Wales’ Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) for separate prosecutions for alleged breaches of the Water Management Act 2000. A macadamia nut nursery company, its manager and the property owner from the Ballina area received a total

Always looking for trouble: you’ll be sorry if your pumps are cavitating Pump cavitation is an insidious thing. A cavitating pump does not operate on its pump curve, it will not pass the desired flow rate, and is continually in the process of destroying itself. During my Piping System Fundamentals classes I always pose the

Ambitious SCADA program to minimise pumping costs Melbourne Water has commenced a program to minimise its pumping costs and chemical usage by automatically smoothing the flow of water out of its treatment plants. This marks the first stage in an ambitious program set to transform the utility’s water transfer network. The Water Transfer Network Automation