FEATURED TOPIC – WASTEWATER
Breakthrough opportunities REMONDIS AQUA PREPARES TO COMMISSION ITS FIRST COMMERCIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IN BRISBANE.
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t’s been a busy time for REMONDIS Aqua since launching in Australia in 2019 – recently securing two big Queensland contracts in the transport and local government sectors. REMONDIS Aqua is preparing to commission its first commercial wastewater treatment plant in Brisbane at REMONDIS’ existing waste transfer station in Northgate, with operations scheduled to start this financial year. The new plant will complement REMONDIS’ existing activities and provide a much-needed new hub for wastewater treatment in SouthEast Queensland. When operational, the commercial wastewater treatment plant will be configured to treat standard commercial wastewaters, with scope for growth into other more complex categories of commercial and industrial wastewater. The plant will initially only be available for REMONDIS operations but is licenced to accept third party liquid waste. REMONDIS Aqua is hopeful of moving towards such arrangements in the second half of 2022. Sebastian Weil, REMONDIS Aqua Australia Director, says the proximity of the plant to Brisbane’s trade coast industrial area and key transport corridors, positions the venture as an alternative to existing wastewater disposal points on the city fringe. He says it will offer the
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REMONDIS Aqua has secured contracts with rail logistics giant Aurizon in Queensland.
market greater convenience and choice and reduce the need for extended transport, bringing down operational costs. A range of additional staff will be recruited, including water treatment operators, engineers and contract managers. Sebastian says the Northgate facility will advance the business footprint in South-East Queensland. “This is about adding a new dynamic to market-leading liquid waste treatment, with a focus on boosting cost and time efficiencies for our customers,” he says. “Being able to take advantage of the existing REMONDIS infrastructure and in-house technological expertise means our facility will avoid issues such as odour
and wet weather access, which can hamper wastewater disposal points. “Our technological excellence across different industries will enable us to recover valuable resources from multiple streams of industrial and commercial waste-waters, lifting recycling and future circular economy opportunities.’’ The new project follows REMONDIS Aqua securing key Queensland contracts with rail logistics giant Aurizon and Gladstone Regional Council. Under those arrangements, REMONDIS Aqua is servicing and maintaining Aurizon’s sewage and pollution treatment plants at Toowoomba, Gladstone, Rockhampton, Mackay, Bowen and Townsville. REMONDIS Aqua also operates and
