Global engineering and construction company Black & Veatch has confirmed that it will be part of the Eastern Tertiary Alliance that will deliver the Tertiary Upgrade of the Eastern Treatment Plant in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the largest activated sludge plant in the country.
The A$380 million upgrade will greatly improve the quality of treated effluent discharged into the Bass Strait with resulting benefits for the marine environment.
The upgrade will also open the door to significantly more recycling opportunities over time and make the plant one of the most sophisticated large-scale wastewater treatment facilities in the world.
Black & Veatch were employed by Melbourne Water in 2008 to lead the technology trials that were successfully completed in early 2009. These trials determined that the preferred treatment processes for the upgrade would be ozone and biological media filtration coupled with ultraviolet and chlorine disinfection.
The construction phase will commence soon and is scheduled for completion in 2012.