Veolia Water prides itself on its ability to provide high tech solutions able to enhance the performance of existing water facilities and to realise new water sources, offering improved efficiencies.
WATER STUDIES
Projects in 2005 include:
- Promoting effluent reuse as a resource for sustainable water management.
- Determining the potential of aquifer storage recharge and recover (ASTR) for treatment of stormwater to potable standards.
- Understanding community perceptions of water reuse in collaboration with Flinders University.
- Continuing lagoon algal ecology studies for managing algae in wastewater and water treatment plants at Bolivar and Barker in South Australia.
- Feasibility study and pilot plant aimed at reducing the salinity of reused wastewater.
- Environmental life-cycle assessment of biosolids applications.
In Australia we have a number of technology firsts to our credit:
- the first major biological activated carbon (BAC)/ozone plant in Noosa, Queensland,
- one of the world's largest submerged membrane plant in Bendigo, Victoria (126 ML/d),
- the largest wastewater to industry reuse plant in Wollongong, NSW (20 ML/d),
- the most advanced wastewater treatment plant including advanced biological nutrient removal, membranes, BAC/ozone and ultraviolet disinfection in Gerringong, NSW.
- Research & Development program node in Adelaide with pilot plant capabilities and major research projects or Aquifer Storage, Transport and Recovery (ASTR).