Commercial Systems - Sewer Mining

Sewer Mining involves tapping directly into a sewer (either before or after a sewage treatment plant) and extracting wastewater for treatment and use. With increasing pressure on potable water supplies it is seen now as a resource to be recycled and re-used.

WaterGurus solutions are available from 5kL per day to100,000’sLitres per day, delivered in a solution to match the size of each project. Using WaterGurus’s unique MembraneSafe™ technology, systems can produce Class A(+) water suitable for reuse in many applications, including toilet flushing, vehicle washing and irrigation.

WaterGurus MembraneSafe Technology

WaterGurus’s MembraneSafe technology provides a number of benefits to the customer:

Standby and duty as standard, increasing reliability

Low operational cost

Low noise and odour

Small footprint, easy to place

Low chemical consumption

WaterGurus NovaProject is ideal for domestic and industrial developments, retirement villages, environmentally sensitive sites, factories, schools, caravan parks and golf or sports clubs. Whatever the location or application, we can provide a solution to suit your water needs.

Specifications (varies on size of project):

System Treatment Capacity: 20kL to 6ML / day

Treatment Process Membrane: Bio Reactor Fully Aerobic Digestion

Effluent quality: Class C, B , A – A(+)

Footprint: From 10m x 8m

Odour Level: Undetectable (shed can be evacuated via odour retractor)

Noise Rating: From 63.5Db (can be reduced by using enclosures if required)

Visual Appearance

Control Shed: Colourbond

Tanks: Above ground poly or concrete in situ

Platforms: Aluminium AS1657

Operation and Maintenance

Normal Operation: Automatic

Operator Input – cumulative

Daily: Approx. 15 minutes

Weekly: Approx. 1 hour

Monthly: Approx. 1.5 hours

Operational Costs

Sludge Production: 0.03kg tss/KL treated

Cost per KL treated: From 62 cents (based on approx. $0.16/KWH)

If fitted:

Chlorine Consumption: From 2.3lt/Day (13.5% Sodium Hypochlorite)

PH Correction: From 40g/day

Alum Dosing: From 8.6lt/day

UV Lamp Replacement: Annually / 8760hrs