AUSTRALIA'S TWO LARGEST MBR WATER RECYCLING PLANTS

摘要

Tenix Alliance Pty Ltd has recently designed and commissioned the two largest, state-of-the-art membrane bioreactor wastewater treatment plants in Australia: one treating domestic sewage in Victor Harbor, SA, and another treating industrial wastewater in Forrestfield, WA. Both plants feature aerated, submerged membrane modules (flat plate and hollow fibre membranes respectively) as a key enabling technology to meet water recycling objectives. The former is achieving a high quality treated wastewater, including total phosphorus of less than 0.05 mg/L, and providing water for agricultural re-use. The latter plant incorporates Reverse Osmosis (RO) to provide up to 80% industrial reuse and represents a cost-effective model that could be adopted in a number of different industries. This paper provides some details on the design and operational aspects of each plant.