Melbourne Water is about to begin preparatory works on its second major solar farm, with construction planned for the northern shore of Sugarloaf Reservoir at the utility’s Winneke Treatment Plant. The 9 MW solar farm, which will consist of around 20,000 solar panels and cover an area of 10 hectares, is expected to generate 11.7 gigawatt-hours of clean electricity per year and cut the treatment plant’s emissions by up to 12,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year. Winneke Treatment Plant provides a quarter of Melbourne’s drinking water and takes more… Read more
With the Bureau of Meteorology announcing an official La Niña event set to last for the next few months, water utilities on the east coast have been preparing for a wet summer — particularly in Queensland, where La Niña is also associated… Read more
At Ozwater’21, an AWA Water Quality Specialist Network workshop facilitated discussion around some of the most pressing questions facing water quality specialists around the country. The workshop, Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis On… Read more
In a boon for regional water security across Australia, the National Water Grid Connections funding pathway is supporting the development of a further 40 water projects, including the construction of off-stream storage dams, water… Read more
Alternative cyanobacteria management approaches
A Rohlfs, A Davie, J Pera
Aeration is conventionally used to prevent cyanobacteria blooms in source water storages but is often prohibitively expensive. There are several treatment products on the market that may offer an alternative approach to cyanobacteria bloom …
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Better Understanding Wastewater Treatment’s Nitrous Oxide Emissions
D de Haas, L Ye
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a major contributor to direct (Scope 1) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Activated sludge systems typically represent the bulk of mainstream treatment processes, …
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Digital metering hands control to customers
B Nitschke, A Rohde
GWMWater’s urban water customers can now better track their water usage on their phone, computer or any other electronic device following the completion of an Urban Remote Metering project in December 2020 …
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