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Background to AquaMiner
Bench scale and pilot AquaMiner plant trials were carried out over a 2 year period. A critical part of the development was the construction and trial of a 100kL/day pilot plant at the South Windsor sewage treatment plant in NSW Australia.
AquaMiner Plant Treated Water Quality |
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Parameter |
Screened sewage |
Microfiltration |
Treated water quality produced |
| Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) (mg/L) |
230 |
89 |
<2 |
| Total Organic Carbon (TOC) (mg/L) |
103 |
46 |
0.6 |
| Suspended Solids (mg/L) |
144 |
<2 |
0 |
| Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) (mg/L) |
403 |
403 |
12 |
| Total Nitrogen (TKN) (mg/L) |
50 |
51 |
3.9 |
| Total Phosphorus (P) (mg/L) |
11.2 |
9 |
0.025 |
| Faecal Coliform Bacteria (cfu/100mL) |
5.1x106 |
1.3 |
<0.1 |
Table illustrating that AquaMiner produces water which is non-potable residential reuse standard
The reuse water quality will meet reuse criteria for non-potable residential (dual reticulation) use.
A 35kL commercial unit was then established at Flemington Racecourse and operated successfully. The Victorian Department of Human Services certified it as Class A water, achieving a 7 log reduction in viruses. The second commercial plant (100kL/day plant) is being installed in the Melbourne City Council's new Council House 2 (CH2) building, which won the Green Building Award for the world's best environmentally sound multi-storey building at the 2005 United Nations Association of Australia World Environment Day Awards.
Further information on CH2 click here
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