Australia is set to receive its first Nereda® wastewater treatment installation at Queensland’s Kingaroy wastewater treatment plant.
Aquatec Maxcon - the Australian Nereda technology partner of international engineering and consultancy firm Royal HaskoningDHV - has been awarded a design and construct contract by Queensland's South Burnett Regional Council. The contract will see the upgrade of the Kingaroy wastewater treatment plant by September 2016.
(Photo:Nereda Aerobic Granules (left) compared to Conventional Activated Sludge (CAS)
Nereda is a sustainable and cost-effective biological wastewater treatment technology based on natural ingredients. It treats wastewater with the unique features of so-called aerobic granular biomass, which are purifying bacteria that create compact granules with superb settling properties.Nereda stands out for its high treatment capability in combination with significantly lower investment and operational costs, a very small physical footprint (up to a factor 4 smaller) and high energy savings, up to 50%.
Lower costs
The plant upgrade to a design population of 12,500 is supported by 10 million Australian dollars in funding from the Queensland State Government and is expected to be completed by September 2016. The Nereda technology was selected as a result of achieving both lower capital and operating costs than competing tenders. Mayor Wayne Kratzmann said the new plant would utilise Australian-first technology to minimise environmental impacts while delivering high-quality wastewater with reduced operating costs compared to other systems.
According to Greg Johnston, Managing Director Aquatec Maxcon, the Nereda technology is set to become the new industry standard and will make wastewater treatment more affordable and sustainable. He said:
“The adoption of this first Australian Nereda process in Kingaroy should lead other utilities and councils to take a similar approach to sewage treatment processes.”
The award-winning Nereda technology was invented by the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and developed in a unique public-private partnership between the University, the Dutch Foundation for Applied Water Research (STOWA), Dutch Water Boards, and Royal HaskoningDHV.
Nereda is currently under construction or in operation in the UK, Ireland, Brazil, South Africa, Portugal, Poland, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.
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