Hatch project wins the 2011 WateReuse International Award
February 6, 2012
The Luggage Point Advanced Water Treatment Plant (LGAWTP) project has won the 2011 WateReuse International Award from the WateReuse Association. The award was presented on Septemeber 12, 2011 at the 26th Annual WateReuse Symposium in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. It is the highest honor in water recycling innovation, acknowledging international facilities that contribute significantly to advancements within the water reuse industry worldwide.
The Luggage Point project, located in Brisbane, Australia, is one of three facilities within the larger Western Corridor Recycled Water Project, designed to ease pressure on South East Queensland’s drinking water supplies. Hatch provided design and project management services for the facility.
The project was initiated when record population growth in Brisbane and South East Queensland, combined with a prolonged drought from 2002 to 2008, created a water shortage in the region. The Queensland government responded by implementing the Western Corridor Recycled Water Project, an AUD$2.5 billion plan that includes three advanced water treatment plants and over 200 km of pipeline. The LGAWTP purifies secondary waster matter from the adjacent wastewater treatment plant to a level that complies with drinking quality standards to supplement the City of Brisbane’s largest potable water source, and to provide high-quality water to two power plants and other customers.
The plant processes 18.5 million gallons per day, uses a multi-barrier treatment train that includes chemical precipitation, microfiltration, reverse osmosis, and ultraviolet disinfection/advanced oxidation to produce water that complies with drinking water standards. In addition to completing the plant in just over two years, the project team also developed numerous technical innovations and garnered public support through an extensive outreach program.
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