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# Sewage Treatment Plant Sludge Thickening Upgrade, Maroochydore STP
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LocationMaroochydore
Client/s
— Unity Water
— Abergeldie
Value$1.2M
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## Project Scope
Maroochydore Sewage Treatment Plant undertook an upgrade of the Sludge Handling System to improve sludge thickening reliability, capacity, and to renew aging infrastructure within the biosolids handling train. The project strategy was to minimise impact on operations during upgrade with success measured on providing a serviceable, reliable, and maintainable solution.
- Electrical Switchboard Design, Manufacture & Installation
- Mechanical Installation
- Electrical & Instrumentation Installation
- Control System Upgrades
- Electrical, Instrumentation & Control Commissioning
## Challenges
- Change of a process within an existing operational Waste Water Treatment Plant.
- Power and control system integration within an existing operational Waste Water Treatment Plant.
## Outcomes
- Successful implementation of modified process.
- New process exceeded client expectations and requirements.
- Modification of mechanical packaged equipment to meet client specifications.
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