Largest Microfiltration Plant in the World for Potable Water Treatment uses MEMCOR® CS On GlobalSpec

From Siemens Water Technologies

The specification for the treated water from the treatment plants was designed to meet existing guidelines and anticipate future drinking water regulations. Penalties are imposed for excursions from any of the 25 criteria specified.Â Â The water treatment challenge can be summarized as:

The Coliban Water Region Water Authority engaged Siemens Water Technologies and Veolia Water-Australia to commission the AQUA 2000 Project, which is a build-own-operate-transfer (BOOT) project. It includes the construction and operation for 25 years of a water treatment scheme for the Coliban Water Authority in Victoria, Southeastern Australia. The system's three water treatment plants, the largest being at Sandhurst near Bendigo, will use MEMCOR CS microfiltration technology.

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