Gympie WTP Filter Upgrade

Client:

Gympie Regional Council

Location:

Gympie, Queensland

Service:

Water treatment

Capacity:

30 ML/d

Value:

AUD $1.5 M

Problems:

Plant capacity issues, no air scour installed, manual filter backwashing only.

Solutions:

Upgrade to dual media filters with new underdrains, air scour system and automated backwash system. 

Benefits:

Augmented supply of high quality drinking water to consumers, longer filter run times. 

Product:

AQM lateral type filter underdrain systems, dual media, backwash troughs, air scour and compressed air systems.

Completion Date:

December 2010

Contact:

Mark Aitken - Aquatec Maxcon

Aquatec Maxcon (AQM) provided all mechanical and electrical/control works for the complete upgrade of the Gympie Filtration Plant (total six filter cells), comprising the following main elements:

• Removal and disposal of existing mono sand filter media, backwash troughs and underdrains.
• Installation of new AQM filter lateral underdrain systems, suitable for air scour and water backwash.
• Installation of new filter gullet wall extensions and stainless steel backwash troughs.
• Installation and conditioning for service new dual filter media.
• New air scour and compressed air systems.
• Modification of existing filter gallery and installation of new stainless steel piping sections and automated filter control valves.
• Filter head loss instrumentation
• Filtered water on line analysers for turbidity.
• Filter-to-waste system
• Electrical and control works complete.

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• Coffs Harbour DAFF WTP (2009) ,42 ML/d design capacity
• Mt Beauty DAFF WTP (2010) design and construct
• bcaa Aquifer WTP (2007) alliance project
• Kalkie DAFF WTP (2007) design and construct
• Ararat DAFF WTP Grampians Water (2000), 200 L/s