Bundaberg Regional Council in Queensland intends to construct a backup pipeline to the Kalkie Water Treatment Plant to mitigate the potential effects of disruption to the existing open channel system. The current supply services around 11,000 coastal residents in the coastal communities between Burnett Heads and Elliot Heads. “In the event of this supply being disrupted it would cause a […]
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The latest project news, developments and opinion pieces from industry experts in Australia’s water industry.
New safety and reliability regulations for ACT
Utility Journalist Electricity, Gas, News, Policy, Water, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0Industry stakeholders have been involved in the development of a Bill passed in the Legislative Assembly regarding the safety and reliability requirements for energy and water delivery in the ACT. The Utilities (Technical Regulation) Bill sets out requirements for the utilities that provide electricity, gas, water, and sewerage in terms of their technical performance and compliance with the regulations. “Recent developments […]
SA Water has completed its $1.9 million water mains replacement on Grenfell Street in Adelaide’s CBD. The project, which began in August, has been completed ahead of schedule. The works replaced a 561 metre section of pipe between King William Street and Pulteney Street. Mark Gobbie, SA Water’s General Manager Operations & Maintenance, said SA Water had engaged with local […]
SCADA system readies network for summer storms
Utility Journalist Digital Utilities, News, Stormwater, Water, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0Water and sewerage services are storm-season ready on the Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay in Queensland thanks to Unitywater’s sophisticated new network monitoring system. The SCADA system (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) allows Unitywater’s 1000 sites across 5700 square kilometres to be connected and remotely controlled at its Operations Centre in Maroochydore, Queensland. Unitywater’s Executive Manager Infrastructure Services, Glen Babington, […]
Unitywater and QFES sign cooperation agreement
Utility Journalist Company news, Land access, News, Water 0Unitywater and Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) have signed a formal agreement outlining how the two essential services will work together into the future. At the heart of the memorandum of understanding is ensuring that fire-fighting capability meets community expectations across Unitywater’s service area of the Sunshine Coast, Noosa, and Moreton Bay regions. Unitywater’s Executive Manager Infrastructure Services, Glen […]
Upgrading Canungra’s firefighting power
Utility Journalist Civil Construction, Land access, News, Pipelines, Projects, Water 0Queensland Urban Utilities is upgrading Canungra’s water network to boost the capacity to fight fires as the population increases. The Canungra Water Main Renewal project involves decommissioning sections of water pipes and replacing them with new ones. Queensland Urban Utilities spokesperson, Michelle Cull, said a total of more than two kilometres of pipes, ranging from 150mm to 300mm in diameter, […]
WA Minister for Water, Mia Davies, has congratulated seven office towers in Perth on becoming the first to achieve waterwise status as part of Perth’s new Waterwise Office Program. Together, they are set to save 43 million litres of water per year. The accredited offices are Albert Facey House, Council House, Dumas House, the John Tonkin Water Centre, 1 Adelaide […]
The Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) has called for renewed government commitment to national leadership for water following the release of the Senate Environment and Communications Committee Report on the National Water Commission (Abolition) Bill 2014. With many areas of eastern Australia in drought conditions, proposals for the development of water resources across northern Australia, indigenous water issues, and […]
Extra water monitoring bores installed in Gloucester
Utility Journalist Civil Construction, Coal seam gas, Gas, Projects, Water 0AGL has installed two additional groundwater monitoring bores at Gloucester, NSW, to learn more about the shallow groundwater beneath the Avon River floodplain and within underground geological faults. The extra bores were drilled last week in the Waukivory Pilot area, with one bore targeting the geological fault zone at 60 metres below ground level and the other targeting the alluvium […]
Water industry embracing intelligent water networks
Utility Journalist Demand management, Digital Utilities, News, Sustainability, Water 0An online survey and in-depth interviews conducted with urban water businesses in Australia and New Zealand by Smart Water Research Centre has shown 80 per cent of respondents are actively pursuing smart metering or intelligent water networks. Momentum for these projects continues to grow in the region as businesses pursue pilot and operational projects. “It is clear that urban water […]
Tender: stormwater harvesting
Utility Journalist Civil Construction, Open tenders and opportunities, Pipelines, Stormwater 0Bankstown City Council (NSW) is seeking tenders from suitably qualified and experienced contractors for T30-15 Sefton golf course stormwater harvesting. Works include but are not limited to: Trenching, backfilling, regrading of embankments and revegetation; Supply and installation of drainage systems; Supply and installation of pump; and Construction of bioretention system. Submissions for this tender close Tuesday 16 December 2014.
Tender: water and sewer mains replacement
Utility Journalist Civil Construction, Maintenance, Open tenders and opportunities, Pipelines, Water, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0Snowy River Shire (NSW) is seeking tenders for water and sewer mains replacement and rehabilitation. The scope of works will include: Water: Construction of new mains by means of open trenching. Sewer: Primarily rehabilitation of existing mains by means of pipe bursting, with some construction of new mains by means of open trenching. Submissions for this tender close Tuesday 2 […]
Tender: sewer relining
Utility Journalist Civil Construction, Maintenance, Open tenders and opportunities, Pipelines, Water, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0Maranoa Regional Council (QLD) invites suitably qualified contractors to tender for the Mitchell sewer relining. The relining will be approximately 1078 meters of 150mm sewer main with 17 jump-ups and 430mm of 225mm sewer mains with 8 jump-ups. Submissions for this tender close Tuesday 16 December 2014.
Odour mitigation works at Karloo pump station
Utility Journalist Civil Construction, News, Projects, Pumps, Water, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0In response to odour concerns, steps are now being taken to reduce wastewater flows through the Karloo Wastewater Pump Station in Utakarra, WA. This work will increase the pump station’s capacity to transfer flows which will further help to prevent odours escaping into the environment. The Water Corporation outlined the plan, which involves diverting flows through other pump stations and […]
New appointment at Zinfra Group
Utility Journalist Civil Construction, Company news, Electricity, Gas, Maintenance, News, People and appointments, Water 0National infrastructure service provider Zinfra Group has appointed Cameron Evans as its new General Manager, Strategy and Market Development Group. Cameron has a wealth of experience across the infrastructure services industry in the utilities, transport, and water sectors. He has worked in a number of senior roles including Executive Manager Strategy and Development Transfield Services, and his role prior to joining […]
Tender: rehabilitation of sewer manholes
Utility Journalist Civil Construction, News, Open tenders and opportunities, Water, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0Wingecarribee Shire Council (NSW) is seeking tenders for sewer manhole rehabilitation works. The scope of works includes replacing/rebuilding (inclusive of manhole lids with concrete surround), relining (rehabilitation works by cleaning or spray application method, CAC, inclusive of manhole lids with concrete surround) and replacement of manhole lids (concrete surround) for a total of approximately 163 existing corroded/deteriorated sewer manholes which […]
Tender: construction of rising main
Utility Journalist Civil Construction, News, Open tenders and opportunities, Pipelines, Pumps, Trenchless technology, Water, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0Cairns Council (QLD) is seeking tenders for the construction of a new rising main from sewer pump station RL1 to Freshwater Creek. The contract is for the supply, delivery, installation, and testing of approximately 898m of DN500 PE100 SDR11 dedicated rising main which runs from SPS RL1 to approximately 120m east of Freshwater Creek where it will connect into a […]
Bachelor of Civil Engineering student Lachlan Raso has won the Engineers Australia Michael Woodhouse Award for his project improving water analysis and treatment processes at two Seqwater dams on the Gold Coast. The award acknowledges undergraduate achievement in a field related to water engineering and this year was presented as part of the 20th Queensland Water Symposium hosted by Engineering […]
At the inaugural Australian Water Association National Water Policy Summit, over 120 representatives from the water, mining, energy, and agribusiness sectors met to discuss the challenges for the sustainable management of water in Australia. Following summit discussions, the Australian Water Association will undertake the following actions: Facilitate the development of an industry-led National Water Strategy accommodating cross-sector water users to […]
Tender: hybrid stormwater bio filter
Utility Journalist Civil Construction, News, Open tenders and opportunities, Stormwater 0Bankstown City Council (NSW) Council is seeking quotations from suitably qualified and experienced respondents for the construction of the Emery Avenue hybrid stormwater bio filter. The site is located at intersection of Emery Avenue and Avoca Street. Submissions for this tender close Thursday 4 December 2014.
Tender: flood mitigation strategies
Utility Journalist News, Open tenders and opportunities, Water 0Manningham City Council (Vic) is seeking consultant services to investigate flood mitigation options for the Melbourne Hill Road catchment in Warrandyte. The consultancy will be undertaken in two stages involving the identification and preliminary investigation of up to 20 options and variables, and detailed investigation of up to four shortlisted options/variables. Community engagement is required throughout this projects and a […]
First releases from Bromelton Dam
Utility Journalist Civil Construction, Dams, Irrigation, News, Water 0Seqwater has commenced releases out of Bromelton Dam, QLD. This water is to be utilised for irrigation and will ease the strain on Maroon Dam. This is the first time releases have occurred from Bromelton Dam since the asset was constructed in 2008. Seqwater Chief Executive Officer, Peter Dennis, said the releases out of Bromelton were reducing the normal releases […]
Refurbishment complete at Kununurra Diversion Dam
Utility Journalist Dams, Irrigation, Maintenance, News, Projects, Water 0WA Minister for Water, Mia Davies, recently visited the Kununurra Diversion Dam, WA, to view the completion of the State Government’s $17 million project to refurbish the 20 dam gates. Ms Davies said the project would ensure the ongoing operation of the Ord Irrigation Scheme and would protect the town from flooding. “This dam regulates flows to the irrigation area […]
Stormwater Australia recently announced the National Awards winners at a gala dinner during their National Conference in Adelaide, South Australia. The finalists in the awards, which are presented in six categories, had been chosen by their state associations as the best in their region. “So basically every finalist was already an award winner from their own state and was pretty […]
YourSay survey shaping SA Water’s future
Utility Journalist Company news, Digital Utilities, News, Stakeholder Engagement, Water 0The results from SA Water’s largest customer engagement initiative are now available, revealing that, overall, customers are satisfied with the current level of service provided by SA Water. Earlier this year, more than 1300 people took part in YourSay, through either an online survey or face to face workshops. SA Water’s General Manager of Customer and Community Relations, Kerry Rowlands, […]
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