Veolia Water Technologies is the first water solutions provider to install a wastewater treatment plant upon a floating platform in South East Asia.

Based in Singapore, the project will see Veolia designing and implementing an integrated solution to treat lead and brackish water before it is safely disposed of into the sea.

Veolia's solution stood out for a number of key reasons. The biggest benefit the client derived from the project was the ability to obtain the full suite of required technologies from a single, experienced global provider .This not only helped to keep project management time and costs to a minimum, it also allowed for a smoother implementation process as the client interfaced solely with Veolia for the entire plant. The customised plant will incorporate proprietary Veolia technologies such as the Actiflo® Turbo clarifier, Discfilters, and HydrexTM coagulation and flocculation chemicals.

The novel application also tackles growing land scarcity concerns in Singapore - limited land area and an expanding population mean  Singapore is increasingly facing land scarcity challenges; so even for a floating platform, space efficiency is a priority.

Compared to other available options, the small footprint of the Actiflo® system was a significant key benefit. Veolia's solution will occupy the smallest area on a floating platform, enabling  the client to achieve minimum construction costs and maximum cost-savings.

Veolia's Actiflo® solution is especially compatible for the treatment of lead and brackish water as it consistently produces sludge even under varying water conditions. Able to handle a flow rate of up to 17,000 cubic metres per day, Actiflo® incorporates microsand (ActisandTM) in the clarification process as it acts as a stabiliser, by dampening the effects of sudden variations in water conditions.

Aaron Seah, Regional Market Manager at Veolia commented:

"With this floating application, Veolia hopes to be the benchmark for new innovative solutions, especially where land constraint is a factor. This project is Veolia's first wastewater floating platform in Southeast Asia, and it further demonstrates our capabilities in offering first-class water and wastewater treatment solutions for our clients. We look forward to sharing similar implementations across industries in the near future."