Case Studies Municipal

 

Illawarra Wastewater Strategy, NSW

illawarra water treatment

Capacity 320 ML/day

Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies was contracted by Sydney Water Corporation to design, build and provide operational advice for upgrading 3 wastewater treatment plants south of Sydney (Bellambi, Port Kembla, Wollongong) to serve 300,000 residents.

The Illawarra Recycled Water Plant provides 20 ML/day of high quality treated water to Bluescope Steel for steel production.

It is one of the largest wastewater reuse facilities in Australia, equipped with the dual environmental benefits of decreasing ocean wastewater discharge volume by 40%, and decreasing the use of potable water in the steel-making process by more than 60%

Technologies:

  • Microfiltration
  • Reverse Osmosis