AUSTRALIA'S LARGEST ULTRA-FILTRATION RECLAIMED WATER PLANT

摘要

Earth Tech has developed the Eastern Irrigation Scheme (EIS) at Carrum Downs, near Melbourne, Australia, by utilising a Design Build Finance and Operate (DBFO) method of project delivery. The project will assist Melbourne Water to meet its goal of 10 per cent water recycling by the year 2010. The AUD$24.8 million design and construct project includes a 30 ML/d Ultrafiltration (UF) membrane treatment plant and approximately 50 km of pipeline. The Initial Treatment Plant (ITP) will be the largest UF system treating wastewater in the Southern Hemisphere. Earth Tech will own and operate the Class A treatment plant and pipelines for 25 years. The project will be operated under the company name of "TopAq". Initially the scheme will produce approximately 5,000 ML per year of Class A water, which will be provided to some 50 agricultural and horticultural customers. In addition, this Class A water will be provided to golf courses and residential developments for toilet flushing and garden maintenance in the Melbourne metropolitan area.