Wastewater

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Navigating the Northern Sewerage Project

The Northern Sewerage Project will increase the capacity of the sewerage system for Melbourne's northern suburbs. The NSP Project Director Rob Muley spoke to Trenchless Australasia, providing a project update and status report on the three tunnel boring machines - Gemma, Victoria and Julia - named by a local primary school.
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SewerFix at work in the Blue Mountains

SewerFix is a major program undertaken by Sydney Water Corporation (SWC) to reduce the discharge of sewage into the environment. It is also part of Sydney Water's strategic program to meet the objectives of the sewage treatment system licences issued to SWC by the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) in May 2000.
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Technologies for sewer rehabilitation in Malaysia

After assuming control of Malaysia's sewer systems, Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd commissioned a study into the available sewer rehabilitation techniques in the market with the intention of finding suitable methods to rehabilitate sewers in and around Malaysia. This report outlines the key findings of the study, focusing on the applicable sewer rehabilitation techniques which use Trenchless Technology.

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Junctions to lined sewers – the gaps are being sealed

Experience and studies have shown that house connections into lined sewers must be securely sealed to meet infiltration and inflow (I/I) reduction targets, and to ensure against root intrusions into pipelines. Recent developments by Australian contractors have extended the options available to water authorities.
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Priority Sewerage Program established at Belimba Park

Over the last few years, Sydney Water has been concentrating and acting on a long term strategy for sustainable wastewater management throughout Sydney, Illawara and the Blue Mountains. A Priority Sewerage Program (PSP) has been established in the Belimbla Park area which will connect the local residents to a low pressure sewerage system.
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Replacement of existing sewer and water mains using pipe bursting

Samuel Ariaratnam is a Trenchless Technology academic with a specialised knowledge of pipe bursting. This paper, which Samuel recently presented at enviroNZ05, provides a detailed summary of pipe bursting, highlights the benefits of using Trenchless Technologies over traditional open-cut rehabilitation methods and outlines the possibilities pipe bursting can provide for pipeline repair.


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HDD reaches new levels of accuracy for on-grade sewer projects

Australian Capital Territory's "Land Development Agency" engaged the UEA Group's Trenchless Division to construct a rising sewer main for the Kingston Foreshore Development. Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) is becoming increasingly popular to undertake "on-grade" sewer projects as an alternative to mainstream pipeline construction methods.
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