Project Status: Complete
Project Participants: Curtin University of Technology, Kwinana Industries Council
Project Leader: Albena Bossilkov (Curtin University of Technology)
The project aimed to further enhance synergies between industrial effluents and water supplies in the Kwinana Industrial Area (KIA), and thereby improve the overall water efficiency in the area, without compromising on process quality and control, and health and safety. The first stage of the project included an assessment of current “fit for purpose” water use and water demands in the KIA, and the establishment of “fit for purpose” quality criteria. The first stage will also covered a review of the current (inter)national and regulatory environmental and health and safety requirements in order to assess the technical feasibility of using secondary treated wastewater from the Sepia Depression Ocean Outfall Landline (SDOOL) for selected processes, such as cooling towers, slurry transport and dust suppression. The aim of the first stage was to come up with promising treatment scenarios, which meet these quality criteria and have anticipated industry, government, and community support.
The Stage 1 research objectives were to:
This study was completed in December 2009 and the Kwinana Industries Council Eco-efficiency Committee indicated that the continuation of the project will be considered after the closure of CSRP.