Biosolids to Biochar Project
This South East Water led project has been designed to tackle the shortcomings of biosolids management.
This project will aim to demonstrate how a novel PYROCO technology can convert biosolids (sewage sludge from wastewater) into biochar, thereby reducing stock pile volumes, management costs and producing value-added materials.
Innovative use of biosolids to overcome subsoil constraints in the grain industry
The project is a collaboration between Victoria University, Grain Research Development Corporation (GRDC) and IWN. Support and collaboration from Central Highland Water was greatly appreciated.
The success of the project will help to demonstrate the use of biosolids across the Australian grain industry to improve subsoil constraints by subsoil incorporation of biosolids. Two trials were successfully established at Central Highlands Water and Barwon Water catchments – Ballan and Balliang.
Microbial Monitoring of Biomass in Wastewater
Managing sludge age is a costly aspect of operating an activated sludge treatment plant.
The proposal is to investigate and implement alternative control measures other than conventional controls such as Mixed Liquor Suspended Solids (MLSS) or Mixed Liquor Volatile Suspended Solids (MLVSS.) by using cATP (cellular Adenosine Triphosphate).