Water and Wastewater Engineering
In the specialised sector of water and wastewater engineering, HDS Australia has more than 25 years of experience, both as an organisation and within individual areas of expertise. The company’s primary focus has historically been on community wastewater management, incorporating collection system design, treatment and re-use for the benefit of the wider community. HDS Australia has an innovative approach to design, coupled with a pragmatic awareness of civil construction which results in sound, cost effective and sustainable solutions to all stakeholders.
The scope of services offered in the water and wastewater sector includes:
- Community Wastewater Management Systems (CWMS), formerly STEDS,
- Sewerage system design,
- Wastewater treatment assessment and design,
- Design of treated water re-use schemes,
- Stormwater capture, management and re-use,
- Trade waste management and treatment,
- On-site wastewater treatment,
- Drainage modeling and design,
- Project management, including site superintendency, and
- Contract documentation, including Department of Health and EPA approvals.
Examples of ongoing and past projects in which HDS Australia has been involved include:
- CWMS / STEDS (Port MacDonnell, Southend, Pelican Point, Kingston, Maitland, Paringa, Black Point, Port Victoria, Kingscote, Allendale East, Eudunda, Stansbury, Tumby Bay, Tulka, Joy Springs, Crystal Brook, Lyndoch, Cowell, Mallala, Port Vincent, Peterborough),
- Effluent wetland and wastewater recycling (DC Willunga and Mount Pleasant),
- Sewer scheme design (Idyll Acres),
- Biosolids treatment (Goolwa, Clare Valley Waste),
- Water supply and STEDS (Calperum Industrial Estate Expansion at Renmark),
- STEDS audits (Waikerie, Loxton, Renmark and Paringa),
- Expansion of wastewater treatment facilities (Strath Hub, Strathalbyn),
- Stormwater management (Peterborough),
- Implementation of re-use systems (Coffin Bay, Kingston, Cummins, Meningie, Tintinara),
- Hindmarsh Island North Rising Main,
- Kingston Community Wastewater Management System Re-use,
- Tulka Community Wastewater Management System,
- Meningie Community Wastewater Management System Upgrade,
- Tailem Bend Community Wastewater Management System Re-Use, and
- Tintinara Community Wastewater Management System Re-Use.