Wastewater Treatment

Wastewater treatment also known as sewer mining and blackwater treatement, is the process of tapping into a sewer and extracting sewage, which is then treated and used as recycled water. This can occur before or after a wastewater treatment plant.

Demand for high quality potable water can be significantly reduced by replacing it with recycled water from sewer mining operations. This alternative to mains supply helps ensure water is available for sporting fields or landscape irrigation during the drought. Sewer mining also helps reduce stress on urban infrastructure through reduced and regulated discharge quantities. The treatment processes also reduces the amount of nutrients that flow into rivers and waterways which assists natural processes to balance.

The wastewater treatment process will involve extracting wastewater from a sewer system, treating it to a specified standard, reusing the filtered water and disposing of the remaining waste.

Sustainable Harvest will employ a specified treatment process depending on your reuse parameters and local council regulations.