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WaterWorks is the biannual technical publication of the Association produced in May and November. WaterWorks includes operationally focussed articles and technical information and enjoys a wide distribution across the water industry.

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WaterWorks is distributed to all WIOA members and is included in the Queensland, NSW, South Australian, and Victorian conference satchels. To advertise in WaterWorks contact WIOA:

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Guidance for Article Contributions

WaterWorks Article Guidance

Papers submitted for publication in WIOA’s technical publication WaterWorks should have an operational focus and be based on completed works and outcomes, rather than hypothetical projects or works in progress.

Technical items can be sent to our editorial team at info@wioa.org.au

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Schedule & Timelines

Publications Schedule

WaterWorks Edition	Material Supplied
May	15 February
November	15 November

2021 Editions

May 2021

Dedication recognised
Guest editorial – David Sheehan
Sewer mining for COVID – Dr Dan Deere and Dr Kelly Hill
Monitoring distribution networks – David Both, Elise O’Keeffe and David Reyne
Ti Tree Bend biosolids upgrade – Peter Sowter and Rennie Brown
Anammox plant in Brisbane – Justin Todhunter
Managing water levels using evaporation – Rod Curtis
Intelligent water networks – Dean Barnett
Recycled water standpipe in Euroa – Ian Matheson and Steven Nash

November 2021

This edition of WaterWorks
is available to WIOA members only

Bypass surgery – Peter Mosse
A tale of two cities – Steve Capewell
Carp spoil effluent at Moree – Roland Heatley
New training facility at Greater Western Water – Grant Powell
Cleaned inlet works at Oxley Creek – Bill Collie
Farewell to activated silica at Reatta Road WTP – Ryan Melville, Brett Pritchard and Terry Preston
Biosolids management on Lord Howe Island – Bradley Josephs and Peter Bambridge
New screens at Crystal Cascades intake – John Bishop
UV disinfection – Peter Mosse

Previous Editions

WaterWorks May 2020

Operating in difficult times
Community benefits of recycled water – Andrew Watson and Shay White
Electrocution risks working on water services – Craig Piazza
Improving communication with VHF Ethernet – Alex McCaffrey
Don’t just ask for it, business case it – Jamie Rossato
Manganese removal at Corowa – Shawn Charlton and Martin Woodhead
Fire and water – Bruce Murray and Ryan Melville
Macarthur WFP inlet valve replacement – Matthew Benstead

WaterWorks November 2020

Staying engaged
Algaecide management of blue green algae – Will Egan, Kerry Matthews and Bryan Chatelier
Failure of a spiral lined sewer main – Isaac Greene
Biological activation of filters at Mildura WTP – Shahzad Sandhu and Kendall Niblett
Recycled water consumption at Port Macquarie – Alan Butler
10 Commandments for safe drinking water – Steve E. Hrudey and Elizabth J. Hrudey
Statistical process control for improved water quality – David Bartley
Safer pump removal at Logan City – Anthony Domanti and Scott Smith
Bio-augmentation at Atherton WWTP – Anthony Ruge and Scott Buckley

WaterWorks May 2019

Why don’t they give a flush? – Kristy Elrington
Remote system microbiology – Glenda Floriduz
Use of spot market electricity pricing at North East Water – Michael Chapman
Botulism in wildlife at Mt St John STP – Glenn Twite
Community benefits from treated effluent – Paul Beard
Relocatable emergency water supply – Bradley Milfull and Steve Young
Safe drinking water in the Torres Strait – David Baldwin, Toni Veronese, Brad Milligan and Chris Blake
SCADA troubleshooting – Dave Cameron and Carlie Sargent

WaterWorks November 2019

Sludge sending at Kenilworth STP – Cale Maclean, Anthony Smith and Ramraj Kulkarni
Thargomindah’s hot cold water – Wayne Mills
Improved disinfection at Mt Kynoch – Marcus Boyd and Terry Heness
The value of water industry operator competency: the what, why and how – Sallyanne Bartlett and Kathy Northcott
Reducing THMs during high source water bromide and salt events – Duncan Shillito
Choosing the right PAC – Adrian Knight, Peta Thiel and Peter Cullum
Importance of prescreening for Fairfield Membrane Bioreactor – Bill Collie
Coexisting with Telcos – Jason Ip
Impact of Telco structures on water storage reservoirs – Carmel Serratore and Jill Busch
Emerging Leaders Cultural Diversity Program: recognising the shared values of water in the Goulburn Valley region – Elise O’Keefe and Simon Walsh

WaterWorks May 2018

Reducing BGA and nutrients – Simon Tannock
Understanding backflow prevention – Peter McLennan
Reducing E. coli detections at Coliban – Andrew Telfer
ATP monitoring in networks – Anthony Borg
Jar test training. Is it good enough? – Peter Mosse
Biosolids loading weight system – Peter Uwland
Membrane management for cost effective operations – Colin Ellett, Konrad Mueller & Kathy Northcott

WaterWorks November 2018

What do Microbial Health-Based Targets really mean? – David Sheehan and Kim Mosse
Diffuser replacement at Westdale Wastewater Treatment Plant – Bill Constable
CRAST – Predicting geosmin removal in water treatment plants – Kelly Newton, Claire McInnes and Gayle Newcombe
Recycled water at Lennox Head – Tomas Lees
Calala Water Treatment Plant’s filter follies – Adrian Cameron
2018 NODP – A participant’s perspective – Justin Archibald
Solar-powered electrochlorinator at Round Mountain – Christopher Pipe-Martin and John Winchester
Operation of brackish water reverse osmosis membranes – Lee Marshall & Kathy Northcott

WaterWorks May 2017

Quenching the thirst for information – George Wall
What you don’t know can hurt you – John deBoer
Fish and sewage lagoon sludge – Ben Pohlner
Portable mains disinfection after repair – Peter Mosse and Derek Braden
Dechlorination after mains disinfection – Denny Anderson
Flushing at 1 m/sec – Neville Whittaker and the GVW Central O&M Team
Red Discs at Morgan WTP – James Gorman
Solids incineration at Lower Molonglo – Shane Dyson and Eric Nielsen
PAC and membranes at Tweed – Peta Tiel and Marty Hancock

WaterWorks November 2017

Keep it simple. Please – Peter Mosse
Curlewis chlorination upgrade – Brock Stone
Bioreactor mixer base plate removal tool – Marcus Boyd
Managing workforce fatigue – Kirsty McCulloch and Michelle Riley
School based apprenticeships for water industry operations – John Day
The power of 2 – Engineers Australia
To boil or not to boil? – David Sheehan
“We’ve never had problems before” can be a problem – Dave Yarin
Water treatment plant operator helper – Michael Fawcett

WaterWorks May 2016

Certification on the move – George Wall
From IT Officer to Water Officer – Chris McCallum
Membranes and organic polymer flocculants? – Kathy Northcott
Control of manganese in drinking water – Bruce Murray
Blackwater no more – Stuart Doak
Toilets for Sariri – David Greaves
Bump washing at Myponga – James Laube

WaterWorks November 2016

Developing a safe water mains repair procedure – Neville Whittaker
Sandgate STP biosolids strategy – Gary Fenwick
What’s in the box? – Paul Gregg
Solar energy at Snowy Valleys STPs – Vince Ridley
Darlington trunk main shutdown – Dan Ford
Gloucester over chlorination event – Nathan Bakewell
Influent quarantine at East Burpengary STP – James Castle

WaterWorks May 2015

OHS. Clean Up Your Act – Peter Mosse
SAE Saves $ at STPS – Richard Brice
Send in the Drone – Alister Laidlaw
Do Not Learn the Hard Way
Pullout Poster: 10 Commandments For Safe Drinking Water
Water Storage Tank Design – Dave Barry and Hannah Busch
Sand and Silt Trap at Rawson WTP – Mark Walker
Ultra and Microfiltration Membranes Design and Operation – Rick Maffescioni

WaterWorks November 2015

Moving Forward … But At A Snail’s Pace – George Wall
Water Mains Repairs At Wingecarribee – Ian Crow, John Webb & Ian McDonald
Distribution System 5C Hygiene At Unitywater – Shannon McBride & Belinda Janke
Cover That Pipe End – Peter Mosse
Good Practice Guide: How Do You Match Up? – Gareth Roeszler & David Sheehan
Dinosaur Bones and Artesian Gold – Geoffrey Johnson
UV Lamp Breakage at Stromlo WTP – Kate Smith
The Wizard of Ox – Joel Fitzgerald
Five Years of Taste Tests in Queensland – Dave Cameron

WaterWorks May 2014

Noosa STP BNR Optimisation – Michael Thomas
Look After Your Floc – Peter Mosse
Paperless WTPS for South Gippsland – Bryan Chatelier
Operational Data Management at Wannon Water – Catherine Huf
Pilot Plants Guide SA Water Filter Upgrades – Jason West
Look Out at Hypo Sites – Derek Braden

WaterWorks November 2014

WIOA’s Practical Guides Series
Redcliffe STP Road to Recovery – James Castle, King Intrapaiboon and Robin Cherry
Public Health Depends on Proper Main Repair and Disinfection – Everett Baker
Tuning BNR Plants – Ken Hartley
Technical Assessment and Mentoring Project for Remote Plants – Michelle Hill and Dave Cameron
Uncovering the Source of Hydrocarbons in Drinking Water – Steven Newham
A Long Road to Fluoridation for Port Macquarie and Hastings – Terry Randall and Murray Thompson

WaterWorks May 2013

Optimisation of Singleton IDEA STP – ASM Mohiuddin
Perisher Blue Improves Wastewater Treatment – Michael O’Rance
Full Wastewater Recycling Inside ANZ Building – Glen Meillott and Peter Zauner
Optimise Chlorine Contact Tank Performance – Jonathan Church and Jason Colton
Chlorine Training in Remote WA – Ron Levett, Tony Bohdan and Rob Namestnik
New Video Health and Safety SOPS – Michael Clewes
Standard Requirements Needed for WTPS – Bruce Murray and Christian Sanders
Arsenicl Removal in Remote Communities – Mei-Leng Yau and Gary Thorne
Rethinking PAC Handling – John Knoblauch

WaterWorks November 2013

Solar Biosolids Drying In Toowoomba – James Coonan
Plastics For Chemical Dosing Systems – Gary Dinse
How To Train Your Centrifuge – Jarrah Feather
Operational Performance Monitoring In Victoria – Helen Oates and David Sheehan
Only 52 – Adam Panozzo
Western Water’s Big Break – Fiona Robertson
Nature Strip Congestion – Leigh Trevaskis
Aerator History At Cowes WWTP – Chris West
WIOA Operator Certification Scheme – Kathy Northcott

WaterWorks May 2012

Editorial JSEWQA – Peter Mosse
EDC Study At West Wodonga – Peter Tolsher
Is Our WTP Performance Good Enough? – Peter Mosse
18 Years Of Cleaning Treated Water Storage – Dave Barry
Emergency Earthquake Repairs at NZ WWTP – Stu Hildreth
Process Optimisation at Healesville WWTP – Richard Brice and David Diaz

WaterWorks November 2012

Westernport’s Water Quality Journey – Brett Beaumont and Dean Chambers
Online Turbidity Instrumentation Guidelines – Peter Mosse
UV Disinfection Seminar Follow Up – Graham Smith
Optimising Dewatering at Pimpana WTP – Mark Wilson, Joel Warnes, Charlie Suggate, Lee Davies and Dion Sleep
Increased Biodiversity at Junee WWTP – Micheal Summerell, Sheree Shuttleworth and Will Barton
Corroivity Monitoring in Canberra – Timothy Crockford and Cameron Patrick
Samson’s Improved Filter Core Sampler – Owen Bull

WaterWorks May 2011

Divers Repair Submersible Mixer at WWTP – Lester Little
PFS Reduces Aluminum in rawson Water – Mark Walker
UV Disinfection & Validation – Graham Smith
Filter Media Problems at Pimpama – Mark Wilson, Dion Sleep, Charlie Suggate, Lee Davies and Joel Warnes
Online Monitoring of Cod at Echuca WWTP – Kay White

WaterWorks November 2011

Editorial Driving Operational Change – George Wall
Self-Prime Pump Saves on Costs – Adrian Harper
Management of Protozoan Risk – Peter Mosse
From Drought to Flood 3 Easy Steps – Marcus Boyd
Ice Pigging – The Way Ahead? – Graeme Berriman
Improving NZ Drinking Water Quality – Jason Colton
Where Have All My Drying Beds Gone? – Ian Davis

WaterWorks June 2010

Editorial:Wouldn’t it be Nice; Instrumental Control and High Level Operational Reporting – Peter Mosse
Interview: David Barry of Aqualift
Water Pipes: Pipes Materials and Failures – Greg Moore
OHS vs Safe Drinking Water: Water Safety vs Occupational Safety – David Barry & Peter Mosse
pH Testing: Measuring pH Problems Overcome – Wayne Shaw
Water Filters: Filter Head Loss Profiles – Peter Mosse
SDWA Audits: Lessons for Operators; Victorian Safe Drinking Water Act Audits – David Sheehan & Leanne Wells

WaterWorks December 2010

Editorial: Aluminium, Your Time has Come! – Peter Mosse and Peter Gebbie
Sewer Repairs over Shoalhaven River – Steve Glennan and Phil Critchley
Lamella Clarifier Trials at Dinner Plain – Tony McKean
Water Treatment Plant – the Switch – Peter Gebbie
How’s your Pipe – Greg Moore
Rehabilitation of Sewers for the Future – Nev Brown

WaterWorks June 2009

Editorial: Towards a New Operations Environment – Peter Mosse & George Wall
After the Black Saturday Fire Storm! – Bruce Anderson
Reactive Soil Reminder – Out of sight, Out …- Paul Trentini
Long Term Filter Monitoring and Safe – Drinking Water – Data From Two Australian Water Utilities – Peter Mosse
Tarcutta Tales of Manganese and Iron – Peter Outtrim
Managing Melbourne’s Water After Storm Events – Noel Miles, Kathy Northcott & Daniel Ellis
Sewer Response Unit (SRU) – David Errey

WaterWorks December 2009

Editorial: Alarming Problems – Peter Mosse
Emergency WTP Repairs: The Five Day Challenge – Greg Comer
Operator Training: Operator Exchanges in Germany – Jörg Krampe
Top Op Shot
Water Storage: Vermin Proofing Potable Water Storages –
Jai Josey & Peter Duzevich
Algae Control: Covering Clarified Launders Controls Algae –
Adrian Harper
Recycled Water Plant: Revving up a Recycled Water Plant – Charlie Suggatè
SEQ Transition: SEQ in Transition Then and Now – John Granzien
Aquifer Storage & Recovery Trials at Barwon – Gwyn Hatton

WaterWorks June 2008

It’s just not good enough: Capital Project Delivery – Peter Mosse
Petrol and Sewer Don’t Mix – Peter Anderson, Barry Young and Chris Seam
Underbool WTP: In House Design, Construction and Commissioning! – Chris Baker
Work Cover!!! What About Water Cover?? An Inside View to Managing Contamination in Water Storages – David Barry
WTP Upgrade; Dubbo Softens – Peter Catelotti and Dinesh Manivannan
Beaufort and Blackwood Mains Cleaned – Nick Martin, John Carr and David Both
Water Corporation Training: A Hands-On Approach – Rob Namestnik
Stratification Solutions – Chris Perks

WaterWorks December 2008

Editorial – Filter Training needed for STP Operators?? – Peter Mosse
Recycled Water Colour Woes – Yolanda Sztarr
Cleaning Diffusers at Edgeworth WWTW – John Stevens
Bright Filtration Shines – Brian Scobie, Rex Humphreys and Jason Mullins
Sewer Blockages and Tree Roots – 2007 Kwatye Prize Report – Graham Thomson
Kawana STP Upgrade Sorted – Stephen Will

WaterWorks June 2007

Filter Failures – Which one is it? – Peter Mosse
‘A is for Antiscalant’ – An A to Z of Membrane Technology – Cameron Patrick
Water Tanks – Going Down? – Peter Norder
Fishways at Torrumburry Weir – Terry Holt
Monitoring of Product Loss In Effluent Discharged from Diary Processing Facilities – Rob Dexter
Innovative Reuse of PAC Process Sludge – Luke Zappia and Steve Capewell

WaterWorks December 2007

The Australian Water Industry – ‘The other crisis’ – Peter Mosse and George Wall
Mittagong Upgrade and Commissioning – Chris Carlon and Dave Cochrane
Fire and Water – John Cameron
Water Delivery in Paradise – David Dickson
Bundy and Solids – Keith Nicholle, Graham Campbell and Kerry Dalton
In at the Deep End – Mark Samblebe
Coagulant Dosing Control Moves Forward – Chris Laidlow
Gold Cost Water Improves – Craig Bolin

WaterWorks June 2006

Implementation – The Missing Link in Water Quality – Peter Mosse
Water Industry Training Package Review Update – May 2006
Lifecycle Costing – Which Pump? – Heath Seuren
Pigging the Lobethal Rising Main – Sue Lefebvre
Ezy Lift Chlorine Cylinder Trailer – Peter Huggins
Improved Solids Removal from Septic Tanker Discharge – Tony Heagney and Annmarie Tracey
Public Health is Your Resonsibility – Annette Davison
Return to Hell on Earth, Aceh Province, Indonesia – Dave Neru
Training Offered On Line – Kate Niblett
Treatment Plant Lock in: You Know You Should Have Stayed at Home in Bed When… – Michelle Colwell

WaterWorks December 2006

Training can you meet the Challenge – Peter Mosse
Not happy Larry! The aftermath of cyclone Larry – Share Bandiera
Colour removal using Nano Filtration – Eddy Ostarcevic
Determination of COD, protein, blood and total solids in meat processing wastes – Rob Dexter
Flouridation in the far far North – Peter MacTaggart
The North Adelaide tank: What a beautiful storage – Matthew Thompson
Turbidity meters on trial! – Peter Woodrow
Bulace dyeing minimises trade waste – Jason McGregor

WaterWorks June 2005

“Operators? – Who Cares?” – George Wall
Water Treatment Coagulants (or how I learned to love doing jar tests!) – Peter Gebbie
Improved Float Removal at a DAFF – Karl Williams
Cairns Water Treatment Alliance – Brian Smyth and Chris Ormond
Trade Waste Management Plans – Cooperative Compliance – Jason McGregor
Composting Biosolids – Darren Key and Peter Mosse
Whakappa Alpine Sewerage Scheme – Warren Furner

WaterWorks December 2005

Water Quality and Distribution System Seminar – Anthony Evans
New Zealand Visited – Jarrah Feather
Colour Removal Without Chemical Addition – Eddy Ostarcevic
A New Zealand Experience – Brendan Holt
Sewer Pump Station Fall Prevention System – Jarrah Feather
Recycled Water Production at Rouse Hill – Iain Fairbain
Water Treatment Alliance: Filter Assessment Workshop at Hobart WTP – Peter Mosse
Filter Optimisation at Winneke – Mark Jarvis
Problems with Liners and Covers – Peter Norder

WaterWorks June 2004

Biosolids Management – Did you hear the one about? – George Wall
Water Storages – What the Cleaner Saw! – Peter Norder, Neil Whitelaw, Craig Jones
Filter Media Matters – Bruce Murray
Successful Filter Rebuilds – A Practical Guide – Michelle Colwell
Watery Tales – Kristine Hunter

WaterWorks December 2004

Solar Sludge Drying – Ross Shannon, S. Nathan, V. Luboschik
State of the Art Operational Manuals – Jason Whittaker
Nitrogen Removal Using Tertiary Filtration – Suzie Hatch and Colum Kearney

WaterWorks June 2003

The Hazard of Summer – Peter Mosse
Fire and Water – Tim East and Robin Burgess
Water on Wheels – Neil Healey
I’ve seen fire. I’ve seen rain. I’ve seen muddy waters that I thought would never clear again. – Michael Leak, Roland Passuello, Bruce Tyler
Off Tastes and Distribution Systems: Studies Using UV-Vis Spectroscopy – Peter Mosse
Covering of Treated Water Storages to Improve Water Quality to Customers – Len Ablett
Do you know your D.O. – Rob Dexter
Biolsolids Research Update – Terry Anderson
Operator Training Revisited: Your Thoughts Please – George Wall

WaterWorks December 2003

Guidelines and ACTS: Get Involved – Peter Mosse
Detecting Odour Potential at an Industrial Treatment Plant – John Day
pH Buffering in the Greaves Creek Water Supply System – Carolyn Haupt and John van der Meulen
Vetiver Grass Wetlands to Treat Sewerage in Esk Shire – John Granzien and Lloyd King
HACCP at Molendinar WTP – John Jacobs and Craig Bolin
Foaming STP at Queanbeyan – Greg Fogarty
Gerard Barry – Victorian Operator of the Year 2003 – John Park

WaterWorks June 2002

Report on the New Zealand Water and Wastes Association 2001 Conference – George Wall
Optimising Backwashing at Molendinar Water Treatment Plant – Frank James
Innovative Aeration at the Beechworth Waste Water Treatment Plant – Mark Samblebe and Bob Malone
Filter Covers! A pictorial technical note – Peter Mosse
Know your Filters – Sandy McGregor
Low-Alkalinity Measurement Using the Gran Plot Technique – Peter Gebbie
Practical Experiences with Online Nutrient Analysers – Paul Keating

WaterWorks December 2002

Trialling the Deskin Quick Dry Filter Bed for Biosolids Reduction – Anthony Evans
pH Measurement in Low Ionic Strength Drinking Water – Phil Edwards
Commissioning of Australia’s Largest Nitrogen Removal Plant – Ross Smith and David Solley
STP Filtraton Back on Track – Michael Bonnano
Pass for P.A.S.S on OH&S and Treatment – Sandy McGregor
Use of a Novel On-line Instrument to Investigate the Impact of Trade Wastes on a UV Disinfection System – Peter Mosse
Removing Algal Tastes and Odours from Drinking Water – Gayle Newcombe and David Cook
It’s always on a Friday – Ken Turner