Chillagoe Arsenic Filtration Plant

INTRODUCTION Chillagoe Arsenic Filtration Plant Mareeba Shire Council engaged Amiad Water Systems to design, construct and commission a 6-10 L/s Arsenic Filtration Plant for the township of Chillagoe in far North Queensland. The town sources its water from a local bore field which suffers from Arsenic levels in the range of 0.010 – 0.020 mg/L; exceeding the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines. The contract specified that the plant must achieve...

Well Water Iron Removal Using Quantum DMI-65 Granular Filter Media

Southport Power Plant, North Carolina, installed three wells to provide an alternative water supply to address the increased costs associated with the use of city water. The well water quality required the addition of two 300 gpm reverse osmosis (RO) units as pretreatment for the ion exchange demineralizers. The original well water design, however, did not include measures to address iron in the water. The iron contained in the...

TARCUTTA TREATMENT PLANT IRON AND MANGANESE REMOVAL

This paper covers the upgrade to the Water Treatment Plant at Tarcutta village located on the Hume highway between Sydney and Melbourne. The upgrade was necessary to achieve removal of soluble iron and manganese from the source water prior to chlorination of the village supply. The paper will essentially focus on the process which we went through to find suitable technologies for this removal. DOWNLOAD CASE STUDY

MMG Golden Grove, Gossan Hill & Scuddles Mine Water Treatment Plant

The Golden Grove Mine site consists of 2 under- ground mines, Gossan Hill and Scuddles and a processing facility producing 140,000 tonnes of copper, zinc and precious metals in concentrate annually. The mine also operates a 720 room accommodation village for employees and con- tractors. MMG Golden Grove mine sites required a new reverse osmosis water treatment plant to replace its previously hired units to ensure sustainable, clean and...

ST JOHN OF GOD BUNBURY HEALTH CAMPUS

St John of God Bunbury health campus is located in the major regional centre in the south west of Western Australia. The 15 hectare site has extensive landscaping which is reticulated using ground water. As is typical of groundwater, it has high levels of iron (Fe) and (Mn), which left unsightly stains, red iron bio fouling and black manganese sludge on walk ways, feature walls, glass doors and windows....

GROWERS AT LANGHORNE CREEK SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

The Langhorne Creek region is situated some 80km to the south east of Adelaide on the alluvial plains between the Mount Lofty Ranges and Lake Alexandrina. Whilst this region has been producing winegrapes for over 150 years, viticulture has until recently been confined to the flood plains of the Bremer and Angus Rivers which drain into Lake Alexandrina. Over the past 10-15 years however, there has been a dramatic...

ULAN COAL MINE USE OF OSOMFLO FILTERS AND DMI-65 FOR TREATING WATER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DISCHARGE

Ulan Coal Mines Limited (UCML, the Principal) operates the Ulan Mine located near Mudgee in NSW. The mine includes underground and open cut operations. This requires the extraction of large volumes of water. The on-site water treatment facilities need to be able to produce sufficient permeate to blend with other on-site waters to generate up to 30 ML/d of blended water of suitable quality for environmental river discharge. A...

Report on DMI 65 trials at George Municipality – South Africa

Follows is a short report on the trial using DMI 65 vs. conventional silica sand at George Municipal water works. Please note that the DMI 65 filter had new nozzles fitted to allow for the finer sand. All filters are Degremont design. George water is highly coloured containing Humic and Fulvic acids – the raw water colour is approx. 800 PtCo colour units. This type of water is believed...

Amiad Filtration Systems

North East Water provides water and sewerage services to 38 towns, villages and cities in North East Victoria, serving an estimated population of 95,000 people in an area of approximately 20,000 square kilometres. The region extends from Corryong in the east, along the Murray River to Yarrawonga, then south to Benalla and the alpine towns of Bright, Mt. Beauty and Dartmouth. The communities serviced are diverse in size and...

Fleischmann’s Yeast

Fleischmann’s Yeast selects Yardney Water Filtration Systems to Design and Fabricate a 1,000 GPM Well Water Treatment System for the Removal of Iron (Fe) The Challenge This food processing plant located in Memphis, TN was unable to use the water from a newly drilled well for boiler and cooling tower make‐up due to the high level of iron (Fe) in the water. This resulted in higher than expected plant...