From Waste Streams - Apr/May 2006
www.WasteStreams.com.au
Water reclamation plant unveiled in Noosa
Econova techology treats water like gold
Petrac has unveiled its Queensland designed water reclaimation plant on the Noosa North Shore. With the message that water can be treated like gold, the plant takes good care of delicate environments tht exist in the lowlands of the Noosa North Shore, using the latest membrane technology.
Fewer nutrients and pollutants will flow from the site with the wastewater treatment plant turning out a previously unreachable Grade A + standard.
Petrac's director of development, John /campbell said the $1.2 million installation represented a significant improvement on the wastewater system that the company inherited when it bought the site.
"We worked with the Environmental Protection Agency and our environmental engineers Cardno to identify how we could sustainably reuse wastewater while meeting stringent environmental standards," he said.
The contract involves EcoNova providing the technology that can reclaim wastewater and treat it to a standard surpassing EPA guidelines.
Cardno's project engineer, Michael
chessells, said potable water consumption will be reduced by 10-15% by watering lawns with reclaimed water and because the sewage treatment plant was replaced with the water reclamation plant.
