Aquatec Maxcon sponsored a School Art Competition to coincide with the opening of the new Kingaroy Wastewater Treatment Plant. The competition was open to all students enrolled in schools within the South Burnett region and ranged from colouring in to producing a poster illustrating the key role wastewater treatment plays within overall catchment management. The […]
Aquatec Maxcon has developed a novel Anaerobic Membrane BioReactor (MBR) which, in collaboration with Trisco Foods, has been tested at pilot scale with excellent results. The new technology revolutionises the way that food wastes are processed, producing renewable biofuel that can used on site for heating and power generation. The MBR technology is a missing […]
The Hon Lisa Neville MP, Victorian Minister for Water, officially opened the Yarra Valley Water’s $27 million Waste to Energy facility in Wollert on the 14th June. The purpose-built facility converts organic waste such as food scraps, into renewable energy. This occurs via the production of methane gas (biogas) which powers generators to produce electricity. […]
The Aquatec Maxcon designed and constructed Kingaroy Wastewater Treatment Plant, owned and operated by South Burnett Regional Council, was officially opened on Monday 25th April. The plant, which was completed in early 2016, has been operating without a hitch for a year and is the first of its kind within Australia to use ground-breaking Nereda® […]
Aquatec Maxcon are pleased to announce our appointment to deliver the new Black Gully Wastewater Treatment Plant (10 000 EP) in Emerald, Queensland for the Central Highlands Regional Council (CHRC). This award offers Aquatec Maxcon the opportunity to continue our long term involvement and support of the site, having supplied the existing surface aerators 20 years […]
Aquatec Maxcon has a strong reputation within the water and wastewater industry for implementing innovative, world class water solutions, in particular to brownfield projects. Our design team has developed a unique, innovative solution which makes the best use of the existing site and equipment, to deliver a cost effective solution for the refurbishment of the […]
Gippsland Water have awarded the contract at the Moe Wastewater Treatment Plant to Aquatec Maxcon for a new UV system from Trojan UV3000™plus. Our solution provides the best Whole of Life cost. The UV3000™ Plus has low pressure lamp UV disinfection using energy efficient, high output Amalgam Lamps (250W). The system features variable output lamp/ballast […]
Aquatec Maxcon were engaged to design and construct the Re-Waste Facility No.1 linked to the Aurora sewage treatment plant (STP) in 2014. Our unique design solution diverts 33,000t of commercial food waste from landfill each year. This generates enough biogas to power the existing Aurora STP and recycled water facility with surplus energy (approx. 78%) […]
Aquatec Maxcon are honoured to have Kingaroy Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) featured by the Netherlands Post on a set of six limited edition stamps that celebrates the relationship between the two countries and was released prior to the recent royal visit from the King and Queen of the Netherlands to Australia. The series of stamps shows […]
South Burnett Regional Council (SBRC) was awarded an Excellence Award for Kingaroy Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) at the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA) State Awards Evening on the 9th November. The category for this Excellence Award was for public works water projects over $10 million. Nominated by SBRC, Australia's first Nereda® Plant utilises […]
