Category Archives: Industry News

Water use in Commercial Buildings Commercial sector in Australia accounts for up to 30% of the total potable water use in Australian urban centres. Professional offices, shopping centres and educational centres as well as hotels and taverns are the largest users of potable water. They also Water use in this sector is largely dependent on the […]

Hard Water Hard water is caused by a higher than usual concentration of calcium and magnesium salts in water. With increased amounts of calcium and magnesium, hard water will not have a rich lather and can leave spots and residue on utensils and products that you wash it with.When you look at a sample of […]

  Process Water Industrial equipment and processes such as boilers, cooling towers, heat exchangers and autoclaves all need a water in their processes. Different industries have varying process water quality requirements, typically the process water being used is usually purified or which has lower conductivity and lower total dissolved solids compared to normal tap water. […]

Demineralised Water Demineralised water is water of which the minerals or salts are removed. It is used in applications where water with low salt content or low conductivity is required. Some examples are: boiler feed water, pharmaceutical industry, electronics industry, food and beverage industry and other industrial applications. Demineralisation is the process of removing dissolved […]

Brackish Water The salinity of water is based on the amount of dissolved salt.  Fresh water has less than 0.05% salinity, so we can barely taste it. Brackish water contains between 0.5% and 3% salinity and is the next step up from freshwater.  Brackish water is that middle ground between fresh water and salt water.  […]

Enviro Concepts is a leading manufacturer of above ground, modular wash bay and wastewater treatment solutions. Enviro Concepts’ focus is on creating modular products that help our clients meet their requirements and allow them quick install time, save them labor cost and provide them with a robust, compliant system. The Solids Interceptor Oil Separator (SIOS) […]

First Flush Rain Diversion For compliance purposes if your washbay is not covered by a roof you are required to have a rain diversion system to ensure that storm water and trade waste doesn’t mix.  Rainwater is presumed to be clean water and requires different treatment to enter the system than trade waste water which […]

Wastewater Treatment for Car Detailing Businesses Just like other parts of your business, it is important to create a wastewater treatment plan for your car detailing business, or you can get caught in compliance issues. Detailers who have not planned the water treatment discharge properly could be breaking environmental laws and finding themselves at the […]

Water Use in Equipment Hire Companies Heavy industrial construction requires a range of equipment. From tanks to trucks, to cranes and bulldozers, the one common factor is dirt. Whether the equipment is wheeled or tracked, lots of solids are usually picked up during use. Dirt can make equipment shutdown which is why regular cleaning is […]

Sewage Treatment Sewage is generated by residential, institutional, commercial and industrial establishments. It includes household waste liquid from toilets, baths, showers, kitchens, and sinks draining into sewers. In many areas, sewage also includes liquid waste from industry and commerce. The separation and draining of household waste into greywater and black water is becoming more common […]