Australian Water Management Review Vol. 1 2014 | Page 30

Degremont AustraliA ‘Committed together to water, a source of life’ Degremont Australia is an innovative water treatment and network management specialist, committed to providing reliable and sustainable water solutions for municipal and industrial clients since the 1970s. Our Solutions Our proven solutions are reliable, and can be tailored to each customer’s economic and geographical requirements: • Drinking Water A subsidiary of the world’s leading environmental services company, SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT, Degremont Australia works with local authorities and industry participants to design, build, finance, operate and maintain plants, facilities and networks for drinking water production, desalination, wastewater treatment, reuse and biosolids management. Today Degremont Australia, with our partners, can supply more than 7 million Australians – or 31 % of the population – with treated drinking water, which demonstrates our expertise and commitment to meet the unique water challenges facing Australia now and into the future. Our Services Our four core services offer a range of innovative and flexible turnkey solutions that can be tailored specifically to customer needs: • Design and Build Our diverse technological expertise means we have the capacity to build high-performance facilities irrespective of whether the source is surface water; ground water, brackish water or sea water. • Desalination We offer innovative, leading-edge processes for each phase of reverse osmosis desalination, with a particular focus on pre-treatment. • Wastewater Our expertise in wastewater enables us to offer excellent health, environmental and safety outcomes, as well as full compliance with all regulatory requirements. • Reuse Opportunities We have proven processes that enable purified wastewater to be re-used in agricultural, urban and industrial applications. As both a project manager and water treatment expert, we professionally manage all activities – including design studies, plans, works and commissioning – needed to design and build water and wastewater treatment plants. With more than 40 years’ experience, Degremont Australia is focused on continuing to share its expertise with Australian municipal and industrial customers in order to continue to deliver reliable and innovative outcomes for the Australian water market. Learn more about Degremont Australia by visiting www.degremont.com.au, or contact us at contact. [email protected] • Networks We are known for our excellence in managing the complete range of services – such as operation, maintenance, process optimisation, technical support and service continuity – to ensure the smooth running of all plants and networks. In partnership with parent company SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT, Degremont Australia has established a significant presence in the contracted management of water and wastewater networks. In South Australia, as a member of the Allwater consortium, Degremont Australia supplies water, wastewater and recycled water services to 1 million people in the city of Adelaide. In Western Australia, as a member of the Aroona Alliance, we operate and maintain all water production, wastewater and reuse assets, including dams, for the city of Perth’s 1.9 million residents. • Biosolids Management • Operations and Maintenance We also have extensive experience in the design, build and operation of wastewater treatment plants, including the Noosa Sewage Treatment Plant (12 MLD) and the Pimpama Wastewater Treatment Plant (17 MLD) in QLD; as well as the Cronulla Wastewater Treatment Plant (52 MLD) in NSW, and the Hutt Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant (53 MLD) in Wellington, New Zealand. We provide innovative, high-performing water and wastewater networks of all sizes, delivered using the most appropriate service model for the situation. • Equipment We provide all the necessary general and specific water treatment equipment needs of our customers within the municipal, industrial, mining, oil and gas, food and beverage and power industries. • Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) We provide a fully-integrated and optimised service for financing, building and operating facilities that allows us to efficiently transfer each plant back to our customer at the end of the contract. 24 | Australian water man age m e nt re v ie w We offer our customers a wide range of efficient processes – from digestion, thickening, dewatering and drying, through to incineration – as well as beneficial reuse opportunities. Committed To Shaping Australia’s Water Future Melbourne Desalination Plant 450 MLD VIC, Australia Degremont Australia has more than 65 reference sites – including 26 water treatment plants, 2 desalination plants, 23 wastewater treatment plants and 14 water reuse plants and schemes – throughout the country, and is committed to sharing our expertise with the Australian water industry. Degremont Australia has a number of notable drinking water references including the Prospect Water Filtration Plant (3,000 MLD) in NSW that supplies 85% of Sydney’s population, the Perth Seawater Desalination Plant (144 MLD) in WA, and the Victorian Desalination Plant (450 MLD) for the people of Melbourne. Christies Beach Wastewater Treatment Plant (Allwater) 45 MLD. SA, Australia