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Trade waste upgrade to proceed
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07 Jul 2011
North East Water will proceed with stage 1 of an upgrade of the Wangaratta Trade Waste Treatment Plant.
The Board’s resolution follows extended technical investigations and negotiations between North East Water, the plant’s three industrial customers and potential funding sources.
The North East Water-owned plant is operated by Cleanaway, and receives the trade waste from three major regional employers: Bruck Textiles, Australian Country Spinners and Nuplex.
North East Water Managing Director, Craig Heiner, said the aim of the upgrade was to improve the plant’s capacity, environmental performance and efficiency.
“By investing $1.7 million in the modernisation of the treatment process and construction of a 30-megalitre storage we will make a step improvement in environmental performance,” he said.
“It will improve both the quality of treated water returned to the environment by reducing the amount of nutrients in the water, with nitrogen concentrations reduced by 80%. It will also provide the capacity to supply reclaimed water to customers in the area.
“Plant efficiency will also be substantially improved with reductions in electricity consumption by approximately 35%.”
Future stages of the project continue to be fully investigated, and these include opportunities within the customers’ production processes.
EPA Victoria’s CEO John Merritt met with North East Water in Wangaratta today to oversee the finalisation of the agreement.
“The upgrade of the Trade Waste Treatment Plant is a really important step – not only will it ensure the long term protection of the local environment, it also provides industry with infrastructure for sustainable effluent management,” Mr Merritt said.
He said the upgrade addressed the recommendations of a recent environment audit undertaken by EPA.
“Following the agreement the project will progress into detailed design, with the upgrade to commence later in 2011,” he said.