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Winery 

Winery Wastewater Projects

Naturaliste Vintners - Margaret River Western Australia - 2019
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Project Budget: $60K AUD

Project Brief

  • Desludge existing tanks

  • Demolish existing tanks 

  • Installation of new tanks & pipework

  • Commission

  • Dry out sludge onsite in preparation for removal

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VOYAGER ESTATE - Margaret Rive Western Australia - 2016
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Project Budget: $100K AUD

Project Brief

  • Demolish existing tanks & pipework

  • Removing old electrical

  • Installation of new tanks & pipework

  • Install aeration to tank 2

  • Replace electrical cabling and wiring trays

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Forester Estate - Margaret Rive Western Australia - 2005
Naturaliste Vintners - Margaret RiverWestern Australia - 2007

Project Budget: $300K AUD

Project Brief

  • Winery 1,000 T, wastewater 3 ML/yr

  • Membrane biorector evaluation/research project

  • enhamced functionality to operate in MBR or SBR  modes

  • Discharge specification <50 mg/L BOD

System Composition

  • Coarse filtration - fine wire screen

  • Buffer storage - 125 kL

  • Reactor - 125 kL

  • Membrane - Kuboto flatsheet

  • effluent irragted to recreation lawns

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Project Budget: $250K AUD

Project Brief

  • Winery 1,200 T; wastewater 3-4 Ml/yr

  • Discharge specification <50 mg/L BOD

  • No land limitations

  • Low energy footprint

  • Eco-sustainable

System Composition

  • Winery discharge sump

  • Dual 250 kL raw water storage

  • Aeration lagoon/reed system (60m x 37m)

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Plantagenet Wines - Mount Barker Western Australia - 2007

Project Budget: $250K AUD

Project Brief

  • No odour - Central town location

  • Winery 2,000 T; wastewater 3-4 ML/yr

  • Discharge specification <100 mg/L BOD (sewer discharge specification)

System Composition

  • SBR (sequence batch reactor)

  • 100 kL raw water storage

  • 125 kL aeration tank

  • Custom low energy sludge dewatering system

  • Operator friendly time sequence control

Stella Bella - KarridaleWestern Australia - 2008

Project Budget: $300K AUD

Project Brief

  • Discahrge to vineyard irrigation dam

  • Winery 1,500 T  wastewater 4 ML/yr

  • Discharge specification <10 mg/L BOD

System Composition

  • Utilisation of existing dam & water pumping infrastructure

  • Raw water storage via lagoon and tank arangement

  • KOH hollow core MBR

  • Flexi SBR or MBR operation

Howard Park Wines - Margaret River Western Australia - 2008

Project Budget: $500K AUD 

Project Brief

  • Upgrade and reconfigure exiting wastewater plant to SBR

  • Eliminate reliance on chemicals

  • SBR spec to 30-50 kL/day

  • Winery 3,000 T wastewater 5 ML/yr

  • Discharge specification <10 mg/L BOD

System Composition

  • Reconfigure onsite water tanks to flatbottom clarrifier

  • sludge dewatering and disposal to marc beds

  • 125 kL aeration tank

  • 250 kL buffer tank

McHENRY HONAN WINERY- Margaret River Western Australia - 2006

Project Budget: $100 K AUD

Project Brief

  • Winery 200 T; wastewater 0.5 ML/yr

  • Discharge specification <500 mg/L BOD

  • Low cost

  • low energy footprint

System Composition

  • Multi-stage anaerobic digestion - operating volume 125 kL

  • Efflunent irrigated to tree plantation 

Cape Mentelle - Margaret River Western Australia - 2004

Project Budget: $500K AUD

Project Brief

  • 2000 t (max)

  • Low energy footprint

  • Eco sustainable design - low impact on surrounding environment

  • Discharge specification <80 mg/LBOD

  • Integrated Anaerobic/Aerobic/Reed system

System Composition

  • Anaerobic, aerobic lagoons

  • reedbed de-nutrification

  • Effluent irrgated to engineered conifer forrest

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