Water Corporations

Water corporations provide a range of water services to customers within their service areas, comprising water supply, sewage and trade waste disposal and treatment, water delivery for irrigation and domestic and stock purposes, drainage, and salinity mitigation services.

Different states and territories have different water corporations and authorities. In some states, the local council acts as the water corporation for rural and regional areas. In most metropolitan areas of Australia, residents and businesses only have one water corporation that provides them with water and wastewater services.

In general, water corporations across Australia are non-competitive. They each have a unique area to service and no other water corporations or authorities are permitted to service that area. The state or territory government tends to be the majority shareholder of any water corporation in Australia.

A wastewater treatment plant near Tyrol, Italy, wanted to minimise the energy consumption of its activated sludge process while continuing to meet effluent requirements. By deploying Xylem Treatment System Optimization (TSO), which creates digital models of treatment processes, the plant reduced aeration energy consumption by 10 per cent, despite a 33 per cent load increase. The plant also reduced nitrogen in effluent by 16 per cent and total phosphorus by 25 per cent.

Digital twin reduces aeration energy by 10 per cent

A wastewater treatment plant near Tyrol, Italy, wanted to minimise the energy consumption of its activated sludge process while continuing to meet effluent requirements. By deploying Xylem Treatment System Optimization (TSO), which creates digital models of treatment processes, the plant reduced aeration energy consumption by 10 per cent, despite a 33 per cent load increase. The plant also reduced nitrogen in effluent by 16 per cent and total phosphorus by 25 per cent. Read More
When we consider the technological changes of the past 10 to 15 years, the pace of change has been incredible. No doubt operating environments are changing rapidly. With that change comes the risk of adapting at the right pace to thrive.

Digitisation will be the future of the water industry

When we consider the technological changes of the past 10 to 15 years, the pace of change has been incredible. No doubt operating environments are changing rapidly. With that change comes the risk of adapting at the right pace to thrive. Gerhard Loots, IoT expert and CEO of Kallipr, one of Australia’s leading IoT solution providers, gives his perspective of the future of the water industry. Read More