Luggage Point AWTP
The Luggage Point Advanced Water Treatment Plant
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Key facts In consideration of the criticality of the Western Corridor Recycled Water Project to the businesses and residents of South East Queensland, design teams representing the five Alliance groups delivering the project adopted a world’s best quality approach. The approach ensuring the highest levels of built environment performance where achieved in conjunction with the highest levels of in service durability and reliability.There was a requirement throughout the project for primary and secondary containment, predominately within the three Advanced Water Treatment Facilities. Nukote Pure Polyurea was selected as the lining system of choice due to its physical properties and proven in service track record · To ensure a solid foundation, 1,100 piles were driven 40 metres into the ground, which equates to approximately 44,000 metres of concrete pile· To prepare the Luggage Point site for construction 10,000 cubic metres of excavation and 60,000 cubic metres of fill had to be placed · A scaled-down pilot plant that replicates the complete water treatment process has begun operation at Luggage Point and will simulate the design, operation and water quality of the full-scale plant. The pilot plant can produce up to 500,000 litres of purified recycled water per day · To deliver the project in time, some major construction activities will be undertaken simultaneously, including construction of water retaining tanks and process buildings and installing the reverse osmosis and micro and ultra filtration units Areas Of Polyurea Lining Installation
Once complete, the plant will resemble the structure of a warehouse with associated smaller enclosed buildings, housing plant and equipment. · Luggage Point Alliance ran an eight week education program with students from Pinkenba State School to educate children about the water cycle, the current water situation in South East Queensland and water recycling and the advanced water treatment plant process.
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