Category: Municipal Solutions

08 Aug 2019

BANDGUARD screens for drinking water

This Water Treatment Plant was built in 1985 and supplies a population of around 200,000 people with drinking water. Raw water quality has deteriorated over time due to the peaty hills the water runs down before being collected in the reservoir. To counteract...
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27 Mar 2019

Prefabricated packaged Inlet Works from SPIRAC

SPIRAC was asked to provide a prefabricated package treatment plant. The plant is built on a galvanised steel support structure elevated approximately 5m above ground level, to enable flows to gravitate through downstream process units.  SPIRAC designed, supplied, delivered and...
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20 Dec 2016

How to treat Wastewater

Turning waste into something clean and renewable is an amazing process. Every drop of water that we rinse down the drain or flush enters the sewer system. Most of the wastewater system is gravity-fed, which means all the waste flows...
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28 Nov 2016

How to design a Sludge Conveyor System

When designing a sludge conveyor system, a combination of factors need to be considered when sizing the trough, spiral and drive motor/gearbox: Conveyed material characteristics Trough Size, length and design Spiral diameter, pitch and model Motor power and gearbox RPM...
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01 Nov 2016

All about the SPIROGUARD® Screen test results

During September and October 2016,  SPIROGUARD® was tested at the National Screen Evaluation Facility (NSEF), Durham, UK. The screen was put to the test with screen curtain aperture sizes of 3mm to 6mm. The test procedure used for evaluating a...
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21 Oct 2016

Understanding your screening options

When it comes to wastewater systems, each organisation has unique needs. Capacities and channel attributes will be an important consideration when choosing the correct equipment. SPIRAC has a variety of customisable municipal screening solutions for whatever demands your facility may have....
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10 Oct 2016

Pretreatment Success Story at the Glenelg WWTP

The Glenelg Wastewater Treatment Plant in South Australia was originally built in 1932 with a number of subsequent capacity upgrades to accommodate increasing demand. This treatment plant is part of the key infrastructure required to provide a reliable and secure...
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05 Sep 2016

Three crucial levels of grit handling

One of the steps in the wastewater treatment process is the removal of grit – in highly mechanised facilities, knowing you have the right equipment for the job is very important. There are a number of levels involved in grit...
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