Wastewater treatment is among the most electricity-intensive services operated by Australian councils and water utilities. Aeration blowers, pumps, ultraviolet…
Chemical spills at water and wastewater plants can escalate within minutes. A leaking sodium hypochlorite container, ruptured ferric chloride line or damaged…
A septage receiving station is the controlled entry point for waste collected from septic tanks, aerated wastewater treatment systems, grease traps, and other…
Accurate flow measurement is one of the foundations of reliable water and wastewater operations. A flow meter does more than display a number on a control…
Microplastics are now a practical wastewater issue rather than a distant environmental concern. Fibres from synthetic clothing, fragments from packaging and…
Starting a career in water and wastewater can feel like stepping into a very large system. The work spans treatment plants, sewer networks, recycled water…
Phosphorus removal is often treated as a compliance task, yet it is also a process-control challenge involving biology, hydraulics, chemistry and sludge…
A reliable cross-connection control program protects drinking water from contamination entering through an unintended connection. In a municipal network, the…
Industrial facilities can send wastewater to a municipal sewer, a private treatment plant, or directly to a river, estuary, or coastal outfall. Each pathway…
Plant upgrades create a temporary water-quality risk inside facilities that are normally designed to control risk. Excavation, concrete cutting, pipework…