This topic includes resources relating to the recycle and reuse of water, wastewater, biosolids etc, divided into qldwater resources, other resources, and presentations.
qldwater Resources
Feedback on EOW Code for Biosolids November 2018 - Release Date 29-Nov-2018: - A collated response from the urban water and sewerage sector on the proposed new EOW Code for biosolids – November 2018.
Other resources
PFAS Study Advice - Release Date 29-Apr-2021: -
COVID and Biosolids Reuse - Release Date 03-Apr-2020: - Queensland Government information sheet to provide information for stakeholders regarding the potential for Coronavirus (COVID-19) to be present in Biosolids (sewage sludge), when used in accordance with the End of Waste Code Biosolids (ENEW07359617)
Australian Guidelines for Water Recycling - Release Date 06-Feb-2020: - Revised consultation draft of the Australian Guidelines for Water Recycling: Managing Health and Environmental Risks. 2020 Draft of Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 5 and Appendices 2 and 3.
Australian Guidelines for Water Recycling Consultation Letter - Release Date 06-Feb-2020: - Letter from SA Health to qldwater regarding the Consultation of Draft Revisions to the Australian Guidelines for Water Recycling: Managing Health and Environmental Risks (Phase 1)
Australian Guidelines for Water Recycling Revision Changes - Release Date 06-Feb-2020: - Explanation of changes to the Australian Guidelines for Water Recycling review.
Department of Health Consultation feedback form - Release Date 30-Nov-2018: - Department of Health consultation feedback form for Draft Guideline for low-exposure recycled water schemes and DRAFT - Model Recycled Water User Agreement
DRAFT - Class A + ecoli-calculation-tool - Release Date 30-Nov-2018: - Department of Health: DRAFT Class A + ecoli-calculation-tool
DRAFT - Class A ecoli-calculation-tool - Release Date 30-Nov-2018: - Department of Health: DRAFT - Class A ecoli-calculation-tool
DRAFT - Class B ecoli-calculation-tool - Release Date 30-Nov-2018: - Department of Health: DRAFT - Class B ecoli-calculation-tool
DRAFT - Class C ecoli-calculation-tool - Release Date 30-Nov-2018: - Department of Health: DRAFT - Class C ecoli-calculation-tool
DRAFT - Class D ecoli-calculation-tool - Release Date 30-Nov-2018: - Department of Health: DRAFT - Class D ecoli-calculation-tool
Draft Guideline for low-exposure recycled water schemes - Release Date 30-Nov-2018: - Department of Health released draft Guideline for low-exposure recycled water schemes, for feedback from the industry. This is only draft for comment, not the final version.
Draft - Model Recycled Water User Agreement - Release Date 30-Nov-2018: - Department of Health released draft Model Recycled Water User Agreement, for feedback from the industry. This is only draft for comment, not the final version
Recycled Water Provisions PH Reg 2018 - Release Date 04-Sep-2018: - Public Health Regulation 2018 – revised provisions for drinking water. The Public Health Regulation 2005 has been remade as the Public Health Regulation 2018. The new Regulation commenced on 1 September 2018 and contains revisions to the quality standards for drinking water. Amendments to the Regulations should not result in any day to day operational changes for drinking water service providers despite the 2018 Regulation looking quite different.
Water Research Foundation Fact Sheet - Microplastics in Water - Release Date 21-Aug-2018: - Fact Sheet by the Water Research Foundation on Microplastics in Water with particular reference to wastewater treatment plants.
Member sample documents
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A. No restrictions on distribution (will be stored on protected area of web site, however if there is a request to share with a non-member we can do so)
B. Can be available to qldwater members (protected area of web site)
C. Other conditions which might allow it to be used more openly i.e. certain parts de-identified, costs removed etc.
WBW Fill Point Training - Release Date 20-Aug-2020: - Wide Bay Water sample document: Fill Point Training. Flyer to advise users of their responsibilities whilst using recycled water.
Wide Bay Water Recycled Water Agreement Template - Release Date 19-Aug-2020: - Wide Bay Water sample document: Recycled Water Agreement Template
Bundaberg Detection of Critical Control Point Procedure - Release Date 16-Aug-2016: - Bundaberg sample document - detection of an critical control point / quality control point above limit procedure.
Bundaberg Determining Critical Control Point or Quality Control Point - Release Date 16-Aug-2016: - Bundaberg sample document - determination of Critical Control Point or Quality Control Point
Bundaberg Internal Quality Auditing Procedure - Release Date 16-Aug-2016: - Bundaberg sample document - Internal Quality Auditing Procedure.
Bundaberg Public Health Risk Matrix - Release Date 16-Aug-2016: - Bundaberg sample document - Public Health Risk Matrix
Bundaberg Recycled Water Management Plan Annual Review - Release Date 16-Aug-2016: - Bundaberg sample document - Recycled water management plan - annual review procedure.
Bundaberg Recycled Water Policy Statement - Release Date 16-Aug-2016: - Bundaberg Regional Council's Recycled Water Policy Statement
Bundaberg Recycled Water Scheme Ecoli Control Trigger - Release Date 16-Aug-2016: - Bundaberg sample document - E.coli control trigger levels for Thabeban WWTP Recycled Water Scheme.
Bundaberg Sample Recycled Water Third Party Agreement - Release Date 16-Aug-2016: - Bundaberg sample document - Recycled water third party agreement.
Bundaberg Thabeban Recycled Water Management Plan - Release Date 16-Aug-2016: - Bundaberg sample document - Thabeban WWTP Recycled Water Management Plan.
Bundaberg Thabeban Recycled Water Scheme Incident and Emergency Response Procedure - Release Date 16-Aug-2016: - Bundaberg sample document - Incident and emergency response procedure for a recycled water scheme.
Bundaberg Thabeban Recycled Water Scheme Public Health Risk Assessment - Release Date 16-Aug-2016: - Bundaberg sample document - Thabeban Recycled Water Scheme - Public Health Risk Assessment
Bundaberg Thabeban WWTP AMMS Scheduling - Release Date 16-Aug-2016: - Bundaberg sample document - Thabeban WWTP AMMS Scheduling
Bundaberg Trade Waste Policy - Release Date 16-Aug-2016: - Bundaberg sample document - Trade Waste Management Plan
Gold Coast Recycled Water Agreement Template - Release Date 16-Aug-2016: - Gold Coast sample document - Recycled water agreement template.
Townsville Recycled Water Use Agreement Template - Release Date 16-Aug-2016: - Townsville sample document - Recycled water use agreement Template 2013.
Sarina Water Recycling Facility DA - Release Date 28-Nov-2011: - Sarina Water Recycling Facility Development Approval. |
Mackay North and Mackay South Water Recycling Facilities DA Amendment Part 1 - Release Date 23-Nov-2011: - Mackay North and Mackay South Water Recycling Facilities Development Approval Amendment Part 1
Mackay North and Mackay South Water Recycling Facilities DA Amendment Part 2 - Release Date 23-Nov-2011: - Mackay North and Mackay South Water Recycling Facilities Development Approval Amendment Part 2. |
Mackay North Water Recycling Facility DA - Release Date 23-Nov-2011: - Development Approval for Mackay North Water Recycling Facility. |
Mackay North Water Recycling Facility DA Amendment - Release Date 23-Nov-2011: - Mackay North Water Recycling Facility Development Approval Amendment. |
Third party recycled water agreement (Goondiwindi example) - Release Date 01-Aug-2007: - Third party agreement on water reuse, kindly supplied by Goondiwindi Town Council. |Free member download. | Third party doc. that may be superseded. |
Agreement for supply of recycled water to Water Carriers - Release Date 15-Jun-2007: - Service Provider example agreement for supply of recycled water to third party water carriers, provided by Pine Water. | Free member download. | Third party document that may be superseded. |
Deed for use of recycled water. - Release Date 15-Jun-2007: - Service Provider example deed for reuse of recycled water with a third party provided by Maroochy Water Services. | Free member download. | Third party doc that may be superseded. |
Effluent reuse agreement (WBW) - Release Date 15-Jun-2007: - Third party recycled water use agreement provided by Wide Bay Water Corporation. | Free member download. | Third-party document that may be superseded. |
Presentations
We have collated interesting presentations from our events over the years. We thank our presenters for allowing us to share their knowledge.
2023 Annual Forum Presentation Chantal Keane - Release Date 11-Sep-2023: - Chantal Keane, Futures Specialist Circular Economy at Urban Utilities, presentation at the 2023 Annual Forum on findings from her PhD on Contaminants of Emerging Concern and the need for source control.
Annual Forum Presentation Garry Henderson - Release Date 19-Sep-2022: -
Garry's presentation provided an update on nutrient recovery on the Fraser Coast using Ammonia Recovery from Anaerobic Digester Filtrate/Centrate.
Annual Forum Presentation Grant Powell - Release Date 19-Sep-2022: - Grant Powell from Greater Western Water presents "Bio2Lab: Trial of LAMP to Improve Response to Sewage Spills and Re-purposing Hydro Soil Project"
Livingstone Conference Presentation Nige Deacon - Release Date 01-Apr-2022: - Yeppoon Recycled Water Network Augmentation Nige Deacon, Livingstone Shire Council
Fundamentals of Water Reuse - Release Date 23-Feb-2022: - Lagoon Management by Kathryn Tuner, Urban Utilities
Annual Forum Presentation Damien Batstone - Release Date 22-Sep-2021: - Resource Recovery and Renewables (viability of resource recovery technologies including hydrogen) by Damien Batstone, The University of Queensland Australia
Annual Forum Provocation Lynne Powell - Release Date 22-Sep-2021: - Emerging/Urgent Priorities – Contaminants of Emerging Concern Focus by Lynne Powell, Cairns Regional Council
Barcaldine-Presentation-David-Leinster - Release Date 26-May-2021: - Implementing WWTP Plant Upgrade and Water Recycling Scheme by Rick Rolfe, Barcaldine Regional Council and David Leinster, The Water & Carbon Group
Barcaldine Presentation Ski Park Leanna Patterson - Release Date 26-May-2021: - Barcaldine Water Ski Park by Leanna Patterson, Barcaldine Regional Council
Essentials Webinar 14 Mark Herrman - Release Date 22-Sep-2020: - Long Term Recycled Water Release Program – constructing marine crossings on the GC by Mark Herrman, City of Gold Coast. Mark talked about a major pipeline project drilling under the the Broadwater and the Nerang River to provide a pipeline to a seaway release point.
Essentials Webinar #11 Kelly Hopewell - Release Date 25-Jun-2020: - Essentials Webinar #11 Presentation by Kelly Hopewell from City of Gold Coast - Managing PFAS in biosolids at the City of Gold Coast. Kelly chairs the Australian and New Zealand Biosolids Partnership and her day job is as the Coordinator of Process Engineering at Gold Coast Water and Waste. In biosolids we have a valuable resource which is a regulatory minefield for a number of reasons, but most topically in recent years involving Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. In this presentation Kelly provides real-world examples of the challenges experienced in managing the City of Gold Coast’s 4 STPs.
Essentials Webinar 4 Presentation Anna Whelan - Release Date 01-May-2020: - Essentials Webinar Series #4 Presentation: Update on Townsville contaminants research by Anna Whelan, Senior Process Engineer - Water and Waste, Townsville City Council
Essentials Webinar 3 Presentation Lynne Powell - Release Date 01-May-2020: - Essentials Webinar Series #3 Presentation: Developing an Organic Waste Roadmap for Cairns by Lynne Powell (Cairns Regional Council)
2019 Contaminants Workshop Case studies on QUU approach to emerging contaminants - Release Date 17-May-2019: - 2019 Emerging Contaminants Workshop presentation: Paul Sherman, QUU - Case studies on QUU approach to emerging contaminants
2018 Annual Forum Preso DES Utilities and Government Organisations Assessment - Release Date 13-Sep-2018: - 2018 Annual Forum Presentation by Chris Mooney, Department of Environment and Science: Utilities and Government Organisations Assessment.
2018 Annual Forum Preso Future STP Stewardship - Release Date 13-Sep-2018: - 2018 Annual Forum Presentation by Rob Fearon, qldwater: Future STP Stewardship: catchment resilience in a changing environment.
2018 Annual Forum Preso GU Environmental Biogeochemistry Research Lab - Release Date 13-Sep-2018: - 2018 Annual Forum Presentation by Dr Maryam Esfandbod and Prof Chengrong Chen from Griffith University's Environmental Biogeochemistry Research Lab: Developing new targeted high performance waste derived fertilisers and meta analysis.
2018 Annual Forum Preso Qld Reef Water Quality Program - Release Date 13-Sep-2018: - 2018 Annual Forum Presentation by Meg Bickle, Office of the Great Barrier Reef: Urban best management practice and stewardship framework- ERA63 urban framework development.
2018 Annual Forum Preso Zemek Energy Recovery from STPs - Release Date 13-Sep-2018: - 2018 Annual Forum Presentation by Peter Zemek, Zemek Environmental: Energy Recovery from STPs - a basic overview.
2018 Bundaberg Preso Chris Mooney DES - Release Date 13-Aug-2018: - qldwater Regional Conference Bundaberg 9 August 2018 - Presentation by Chris Mooney, Department of Environment and Science: DES update including regulatory framework, innovative technologies.
2018 Bundaberg Preso Jeanette Harrold WBW - Release Date 13-Aug-2018: - qldwater Regional Conference Bundaberg 9 August 2018 - Presentation by Jeanette Harrold and Ben McClatchie from Wide Bay Water: How do we eat an elephant called DES? Translating regulation into specification.
2018 Bundaberg Preso Lee Wieden BRC - Release Date 13-Aug-2018: - qldwater Regional Conference Bundaberg 9 August 2018 - Presentation by Lee Wieden, Bundaberg Regional Council: Photovoltaic Systems.
2018 Goondiwindi Preso Peter Wiley - Release Date 23-Jul-2018: - Goondiwindi Regional Conference 2018 - presentation by Peter Wiley: St George Effluent Re-use Project.
2018 Goondiwindi Preso Regulator - Release Date 27-Jul-2018: - 2018 SWQ Conference Goondiwindi Presentation by Chris Mooney and Chris Hill, DNRME: Compliance and Enforcement overview.
2018 Cloncurry Presentation Chris Mooney DES - Release Date 29-Oct-2018: - Cloncurry Regional Conference May 2018. Presentation by Chris Mooney, DES Update from the environmental regulator.
2018 Cloncurry Presentation Stephen Wagner Isaac Ryan - Release Date 29-Oct-2018: - Cloncurry Conference 2018 Presentation by Stephen Wagner and Isaac Ryan from Mount Isa City Council: Council the builder - a successful DIY operation.
2017 Annual Forum Presentation Abel Immaraj QUU - Release Date 20-Sep-2017: - Annual Forum 2017 Presentation: Why did QUU plant 7,000 native trees in 2015/16? QUU Utility of the Future Program by Abel Immaraj, Craig Ma and Col Chapman, QUU
2017 South West Queensland Conference Dalby Presentation Paul Quinlan Toowoomba Regional Council - Release Date 01-Mar-2017: - 2017 South West Queensland Conference Dalby. Presentation by Paul Quinlan Toowoomba Regional Council: How Deep Does Your Water Flow? Overview of Bathymetric Survey Process and Results
2015 Innovation Event presentation Nicholas Paul - Release Date 26-Nov-2015: - 2015 Innovation Forum presentation by Nicholas Paul, James Cook University: Cultivation of Freshwater Macroalgae in Wastewater.
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