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Real-world performance data from water and wastewater treatment projects across industries. Every case study includes verified metrics, technical approach, and financial impact.

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Brewery & Beverage

Brewery DAF CFD Optimisation

A UK craft brewery achieved 94% TSS removal (up from 78%) through CFD-guided contact zone redesign.

94%
TSS Removal
62%
Less Ferric
6.4 mo
Payback
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Mining & Minerals

Mining Tailings Dewatering

Multi-disc screw press cut copper tailings volume 68% and enabled water recycle above 85%.

68%
Volume Cut
85%
Water Recycle
18 mo
Payback
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Desalination

SWRO Pre-Treatment DAF

Seawater DAF reduced TEP/AOM loading, extending SWRO CIP intervals from 30 to 72 days at 45 MLD.

72
Days CIP
68%
TEP Cut
45 MLD
Plant
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Food Processing

Food Processing DAF Upgrade

Integrated DAF and biological polishing achieved 92% TSS and 75% COD removal with full compliance.

92%
TSS Removal
75%
COD
99.2%
Uptime
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Metro & Tunnelling

Tunnel Construction Dewatering

Containerised TBM slurry treatment with 95% water recycle on a 12 km metro extension.

95%
Water Recycle
48 hr
Deploy
12 km
Project
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Food Processing

Dairy Wastewater DAF

DAF with tailored coagulation handled shear-sensitive protein-fat flocs for dairy compliance.

93%
FOG Removal
90%
TSS
Consent
Met
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Municipal WWTP

Municipal Works Upgrade

A process and control upgrade restored consent and capacity at an ageing municipal works.

100%
Consent
+30%
Capacity
Stable
Operation
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Oil & Gas

Produced Water Treatment

A multi-stage train treated offshore produced water for compliant discharge and reinjection.

<10
mg/L Oil
Reinject
Ready
Consent
Met
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Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical Wastewater

Tailored treatment handled variable, refractory pharma effluent to consent with validation.

90%
COD
Validated
Process
GMP
Aligned
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Manufacturing

Textile Colour Removal

Coagulation and oxidation removed dye colour from textile effluent for discharge compliance.

95%
Colour
80%
COD
Consent
Met
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Brewery & Beverage

Automated Brewery pH Neutralisation

Two-stage automated pH correction stabilised a brewery effluent swinging pH 4–11 to a steady 6.5–8.0, cutting reagent use 35%.

6.5–8.0
pH to Sewer
35%
Reagent Saved
100%
Consent Met
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Metal Finishing

Heavy-Metal Precipitation for Metal Finishing

Hydroxide precipitation with pH-controlled dosing took a plating effluent from 12 mg/L total metals to <0.3 mg/L for consent.

<0.3
mg/L Metals
97%
Metal Removal
0
Breaches
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Municipal WWTP

Municipal Sludge Dewatering Upgrade

A multi-disc screw press with optimised polymer dosing raised cake solids from 18% to 24% and cut polymer use 20%.

24%
Cake Solids
20%
Less Polymer
98%
Capture
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Food Processing

Food-Factory DAF Sludge Dewatering

Screw-press dewatering of DAF float cut a food factory’s sludge haulage volume by 70% and recovered fat for rendering.

70%
Volume Cut
22%
Cake Solids
—
Haulage Saved
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Municipal WWTP

MBR Retrofit for Capacity & Reuse

An MBR retrofit doubled a works’ capacity in the same footprint and produced reuse-grade effluent at <2 mg/L BOD.

2Ă—
Capacity
<2
mg/L BOD
Reuse
Grade
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Environmental

Landfill Leachate MBR + RO

An MBR–RO train treated high-ammonia landfill leachate to discharge standard with 99% ammonia and 95% COD removal.

99%
Ammonia
95%
COD
0
Breaches
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Drinking Water

Drinking-Water Reservoir Destratification

A bubble-plume destratification system removed hypolimnetic anoxia, cutting manganese and coagulant demand at the works.

0
Anoxia
80%
Less Mn
30%
Less Coagulant
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Municipal WWTP

Aerated Lagoon Performance Upgrade

Replacing failing surface aerators with an efficient fine-bubble grid cut energy 40% and restored BOD consent.

40%
Less Energy
90%
BOD Removal
Consent
Restored
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Manufacturing

Industrial Water Reuse with RO

A reuse plant recovered 80% of a factory’s effluent to process-grade water, cutting mains intake and discharge.

80%
Water Reused
70%
Less Intake
—
Cost Saved
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Power Generation

Cooling-Tower Blowdown Reuse

Treating cooling-tower blowdown for reuse cut a power plant’s make-up water 50% and stabilised cycles of concentration.

50%
Less Make-up
2Ă—
Cycles
Reuse
Closed-loop
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Food Processing

Poultry Processing DAF

A DAF with optimised coagulation cut a poultry plant’s FOG and TSS by over 95% for trade-effluent compliance.

96%
FOG Removal
94%
TSS
Consent
Met
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Oil & Gas

Refinery API–DAF Oil Removal

An induced-gas DAF downstream of an API separator took refinery effluent oil from 150 to <5 mg/L.

<5
mg/L Oil
97%
Oil Removal
Reuse
Enabled
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Municipal WWTP

UV Disinfection for Reuse Compliance

A UV system delivered >4-log inactivation for a reuse scheme with no chemical residual or DBPs.

>4-log
Inactivation
0
DBPs
Reuse
Approved
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Food Processing

Final-Effluent Chlorination Control

Compound-loop chlorination held a steady residual with 30% less hypochlorite and zero over-dose excursions.

30%
Less Chemical
0
Over-dose
Stable
Residual
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Remote Deployment

Containerised Plant for a Remote Site

A containerised treatment plant was deployed to a remote site in days, avoiding months of civils and meeting consent on day one.

Days
To Deploy
100%
Consent
Mobile
Redeployable
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Municipal WWTP

Emergency Mobile Treatment Response

A mobile DAF + dosing unit was on-site within 48 hours to bridge a failed works and protect the receiving water.

48 hr
On Site
0
Consent Breach
Bridge
Maintained
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Mining & Minerals

Acid Mine Drainage Neutralisation

A lime-dosing plant neutralised AMD from pH 2.8 and removed 99% of dissolved metals for safe discharge.

pH 7
Neutralised
99%
Metals
Consent
Met
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Mining & Minerals

Coal Wash-Water Clarification & Reuse

Coagulation–clarification recovered 90% of coal wash water for reuse and produced a handleable thickened slurry.

90%
Water Reused
95%
TSS
Thickened
Slurry
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Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical API Removal

An advanced-oxidation + GAC train removed >99% of residual APIs from pharma effluent ahead of discharge.

>99%
API Removal
Consent
Met
Validated
Process
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Pharmaceutical

WFI Pre-Treatment Reliability

A redesigned RO/EDI pre-treatment train delivered reliable feed for Water-for-Injection with stable conductivity.

99.5%
Uptime
Stable
Conductivity
GMP
Compliant
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How We Validate Results

Third-Party Sampling

All performance claims are supported by independent laboratory analysis (COD, TSS, TEP, metals) from accredited testing facilities.

12-Month Monitoring

We do not report commissioning-day peaks. All case study metrics represent sustained performance over minimum 6-12 month operation.

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