projects
Aerial view of Gippsland Water
Factory and Vortex Centre
MBR, BNR and RO
combined in Gippsland
wastewater reuse
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Glen T Daigger and Peter Burrowes, CH2M Hill, Andrew
Hodgkinson, Parsons Brinckerhoff, and Simon Aquilina, Gippsland Water
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Editor���s Note: The Gippsland Water Factory in the state of
Victoria, Australia, is being implemented to reclaim domestic
and industrial (pulp and paper) wastewater to provide a reliable
and sustainable industrial water supply, replacing the highquality raw water currently provided by Gippsland Water.
This innovative plant, the first of its kind in Australia, involves
membrane-bioreactor, activated-sludge incorporating biological
nutrient removal and reverse-osmosis treatment.
tHe GIppsLAND Water Factory (GWF) is an
innovative wastewater treatment and recycling system in
the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia.
The first of its kind in Australia, the Gippsland
Water Factory will create new water supplies for
Gippsland Water (GW) customers, thereby helping
to create added jobs in the region, improve regional
waterways, extend the life of existing GW assets, and
significantly reduce odor emitted from the open channel
section of the regional outfall sewer.
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An interpretive centre has been constructed as part
of the GWF to showcase the wastewater treatment
technology and serve as an education resource for the
community.
Continued population and industrial growth in
the Gippsland service area require additional
water supply and wastewater service. Climate
variability endemic to Australia also emphasizes
that development of drought-proof water supplies is
desirable.
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