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Case Studies

Rental Ultrafiltration Plant

Water Rentals deployed a rental Ultrafiltration Plant to meet treated water requirements of a major winery in Riverland, South Australia. The application involves treatment of river water to produce water suitable for potable and process applications. The plant was used to complement the existing site facilities to meet the increased water requirements during vintage. The plant proved to be extremely reliable and became the main workhorse during the campaign, providing the winery with a reliable and assured source of high quality water.

The 1.5 MLD water treatment facility includes auto back washable feed strainers followed by a one train Ultrafiltration system that includes associated chemical dosing systems, chemical cleaning systems and auxiliary facilities such as air compressors and air conditioners. The plant was mobilised within 1 week and commissioned within 3 days following completion of installation.

The plant is setup as a composite facility with an advanced common control system that includes Water Rentals’ remote monitoring system. This allowed for regular monitoring of plant operations and plant performance, reducing site reliance on specialist operators. Remote support ensured the rental ultrafiltration facility was managed and maintained pro-actively and that the plant continued to operate reliably at all times.

Water Rentals’ service team supported the site operations through challenges that include

  • High feed suspended solids load and associated variations

  • Online chemical cleaning when required

  • Critical requirement

The rental facility proved to be an asset to the wineries’ operations and supported the demand throughout the deployment.

The benefits of this rental solution to the client include

  • Reliable and robust treatment of feed water source

  • Rental model that allowed facility upgrade without the need for capital expense

  • Quick deployment

  • Met treatment objectives without capex investment

  • High quality assets that ensured reliable operation through the contract term

  • No surprises on operating costs

  • Constant availability of water treatment expertise that allowed active response to water quality changes and operation challenges

  • Total ownership: single source supply of plant and services

Rental Filtration Facility

Water Rentals deployed a rental containerised filtration plant to meet the waste water recycle requirements of a dairy facility in Victoria. The application involved treatment of lagoon waste water to produce water suitable for tertiary uses / discharge. The plant was used to establish the treatment process for permanent installation.

The 1.0 MLD water treatment facility included Media Filtration utilising filter media and associated chemical dosing systems, and auxiliary facilities such as an air compressor. The plant was mobilised within 1 week and commissioned remotely within a day, following completion of installation.

The plant is setup with an advanced common control system that includes Water Rentals’ remote monitoring system. This allowed regular monitoring of plant operations and plant performance, data-logging allowing for remote technical support to site operations and studies, ensuring maximum uptime through feed water challenges.

Key challenges to the site included

  • Variations in suspended solids load

  • Floc carryover / reaction time

  • Limited site staff

The rental facility operated reliably and allowed the technology and solution assessment to feed into the installation of a permanent solution, while allowing discharge of treated water during the hire term.

The benefits of this rental solution to the client include

  • Rental model that allowed “Try before you buy” option before committing to permanent solution, without the need for capital expense.

  • Quick deployment

  • Meets the treatment objectives without capex investment

  • High quality assets that ensure reliable operation through the contract term

  • No surprises on operating costs

  • Constant availability of water treatment expertise that allowed active response to water quality changes and operation challenges

  • Ongoing O&M support through highly advanced remote monitoring facility, reducing reliance on site skills

  • Technical and commercial flexibility to respond to evolving operation and technical challenges

  • Total ownership: single source supply of plant and services