TACKLING THE CHALLENGES OF FOOD WASTECHARITY BENEFITS FROM EMPLOYEE WEIGHT LOSSVEOLIA AWARDED ARROW ENERGY WASTE CONTRACT

PUBLICATION | EDITION 4

Safety & ComplianceDalkia Nominated for OneSteel 2014 Safety Contractor Award .............................................................4

BP Australia Recognises Veolia for Exceptional Commitment to Safety .............................................5

Industry HighlightTackling the Challenges of Food Waste ..................................................................................................................6

From Production to Disposal ........................................................................................................................................8

Securing a Sustainable Food Cycle in Australia .................................................................................................9

SustainabilityVeolia in New South Wales Achieves Gold ...........................................................................................................10

Veolia Assists the EPA in Averting Environmental Disaster ........................................................................11

Update on Veolia’s Collection Services Efficiency Project .............................................................................11

Sydney Desalination Plant Awarded a Kurnell 2020 Grant ........................................................................13

In the CommunityVeolia Partners with Goulburn Mulwaree Council to Open Arena .......................................................14

Barnardos Charity Benefits from Employee Weight Loss ............................................................................16

BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Indigenous Participation Program ................................................................17

Technology & InnovationBio-filter Refurbishment at Carey’s Gully – Sludge Dewatering Plant .................................................18

Wide Bay Water Corporation Choses Actiflo Turbo as the Best Water Clarifier Solution .........19

Veolia’s Energy Division Successfully Supports the Sunshine Coast City Council’s Energy Transition Plan .....................................................................................................................................................19

New PartnershipsVeolia Awarded Arrow Energy Waste Management Contract .................................................................20

Veolia Wins Shutdown Project at Simcoa Operations ..................................................................................20

Scope of Contract Extended for Rosehill ................................................................................................................21

Veolia Delivers Combined Water and Energy Solution to ERA ..................................................................23

Double Win for Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies ..........................................................................23

CONTENTS

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Introduction

WELCOME TO THE 2014 AUTUMN EDITION OF INSIGHT. This publication is an opportunity for customers, the community and other key supporters to see first hand, the ways in which we partner with them to deliver

environmental solutions across water, waste and energy. In engaging with our valued stakeholders, Veolia aims to provide an insight into key industry issues that affect all of us; which is why we have chosen to deliver a highlight article on Australia’s food waste challenges.

In addition, within the pages of this publication, you will see how we have assisted key customers across Australia and New Zealand, to achieve their sustainability, safety and performance goals.

Above all, through this publication, we aim to create a new dialogue with our partners, in which we focus on the challenges they face, the solutions we offer and how together, we can achieve excellence. Please enjoy this edition of Insight. We welcome your thoughts and feedback, and especially welcome your suggestions on any industry issues you would like to see us explore in future.

Happy reading, the Veolia team!

Before you take a look, here is a snapshot of some of our recent achievements in the last quarter.

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Introduction

DALKIA NOMINATED FOR ONESTEEL 2014 SAFETY CONTRACTOR AWARDSince 2012, Dalkia has provided energy focused multi-technical maintenance services to high-voltage air-conditioning systems across OneSteel and Arrium Mining sites in Western Australia.

Led by Supervisor Garry Cooper, the team has sustained an excellent safety performance record with no lost time injuries to date, equating to no delays in production. This impeccable achievement, recently led to OneSteel nominating Dalkia for its 2014 Safety Contractor Group Excellence Award. An award that recognises

contractors who have achieved outstanding results through projects and services that support and contribute to OneSteel’s safety objectives.

Stewart A. Wood, President and CEO of Dalkia Pacific said, “Leadership remains central to our safety strategy, and leaders like Garry are visible and passionate champions who continually promote the importance of safety. Garry willingly accepts accountability for the safety of everyone working within his team, and consistently sets high standards for their behaviour.”

“By working closely with the customer, Garry has created a working environment whereby team members take ownership of their own safety, and also look out for the safety of their workmates. We are extremely proud to have an employee like Garry!”

In the latter part of 2013, Garry was awarded Dalkia Australia and New Zealand’s 2IC Of The Year award, presented to him by Mr. Wood and attended by senior representatives of OneSteel.

One Steel Whyalla

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Safety & Compliance

BP AUSTRALIA RECOGNISES VEOLIA FOR EXCEPTIONAL COMMITMENT TO SAFETY

For a number of years, Veolia has provided services, including remediation and other environmental solutions to a number of BP refinery sites, retail service stations and depots.

To ensure the safety and sustainability of all work undertaken on BP sites is of a high standard, BP created the BP Accredited Contractor Program, a comprehensive audit and review process to ensure all contractors are aligned to BP’s health, safety and quality standards.

As a result of this program, Veolia in both Victoria and Queensland received certificates of high achievement, in recognition of attaining high standards in health, safety, security and environmental management systems.

These two awards demonstrate Veolia’s commitment to both our own, and our customers health and safety standards; credited to our operational teams in both Victoria and Queensland who are involved in this type of work.

Philip Burr, Regional Manager, Group Services Victoria, received the BP Certificate of Achievement Award.

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TACKLING THE CHALLENGES OF FOOD WASTE

The Food Cycle

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Industry Highlight

Australians have a well known love affair with food, which has been illustrated time and again by the success of our food industry, our love of many a good cooking show, and through the ability to attribute amorous slang to most, if not all of our favourite treats.

However there is a drawback following our avid consumption of food, a matter which is often misunderstood, and could in fact pose a negative effect on our natural environment.

We’re referring to the often forgotten nature of food waste…

Australians throw away more than $8 billion dollars worth of edible food each year, which is an interesting fact given we live in an increasingly food insecure world. Whilst challenges from urbanisation, consumerism, population growth, competition for resources and environmental degradation all plague the production of food; similarly, in light of recent figures, our consumption and wasteful disposal habits need to be addressed.

Veolia can play a pivotal role in the recovery of food and organic materials. By investing in resource recovery infrastructure to transform food products into a secondary resource, we can effectively assist in closing the loop of the food cycle, and delivering environmental and social outcomes to the Australian community.

However we cannot fulfil this ambition without the support of both business and community, who must take on an active role in effectively managing their consumption and disposal of food.

DID YOU KNOW THAT AUSTRALIANS THROW AWAY MORE THAN $8 BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF EDIBLE FOOD EACH YEAR?

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Industry Highlight

FROM PRODUCTION TO DISPOSALAustralia is a major agricultural producer and exporter, relying on good climate and quality soil to produce for ourselves, all the while providing a material for the export market. Whilst Veolia cannot influence rainfall, we can do our bit to give back to the soil and help close the loop on the food cycle.

Each kilogram of food waste discarded produces 0.09 kilograms of methane, a gas more harmful than carbon dioxide, yet this material can be converted into both energy and a residue that can be put back into the soil.

As an environmental solutions provider, we seized the opportunity to investigate sustainable alternatives to organics disposal, generating products that have the potential to generate energy and put carbon stock back into agricultural farming. This investigation has lead to Veolia trialling anaerobic processing in various markets around the world.

As a result of these trials, Veolia has invested in EarthPower, Australia’s first food waste-to-energy anaerobic digester facility in Sydney. Receiving up to 50,000 tonnes of food waste per year, EarthPower is designed to process both solid and liquid streams, producing an organic-rich fertiliser by-product and converting excess methane into a rich gas stream that can ultimately power up to 3,600 homes.

The process at Earthpower is quite technical itself, in that two 5000m3 anaerobic digesters break down food materials; with the consequent gas used to power generators to produce electricity – effectively replicating the digestive processes of a cow’s stomach! Equally, the leftover sludge by-product is converted into a chemical fertiliser high in nitrogen, an essential component utilised in the production of protein within plants.

The reasoning behind the utilisation of anaerobic technology over other processes is due to the technology accepting both liquid and solid wastes, as well as the ability to operate without producing significant residual materials that need to be landfilled.

Likewise in Victoria, Veolia, in collaboration with in-vessel composting technology developer CR Hudson and Associates, operates Natural Recovery Systems and the recently opened Bulla Organics Recovery Facility. With the latter seeing Veolia service the 15 year north-west organics processing contract; an agreement that showcases the value of business and government working together to achieve positive outcomes for the local community.

Utilising in-vessel composting technology, food and other organics waste is converted into a high-quality soil conditioner that provides a real alternative for applications such as: broadacre agriculture, horticulture, biosolids management, manure blending, fertiliser blending and land rehabilitation. Furthermore returning materials to nature and once again closing the loop and reducing our overall impact on the environment.

In-vessel composting is our choice for green and food waste processing given the waste composition is varied. Additionally all emissions can be treated to avoid off-site impacts.

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Industry Highlight

EarthPower, Australia’s first food waste-to-energy facility.SECURING A SUSTAINABLE FOOD CYCLE IN AUSTRALIA The production and disposal of food in Australia poses a number of complex issues that affect our social, economic and environmental wellbeing. Moving forward, the challenge for manufacturers and end-consumers will be realising that they are indirectly contributing to the problems related to the food cycle, and as such have a role to play to ensure adequate solutions are achieved, moreover guaranteeing a sustainable food industry within Australia.

We believe there is a significant business opportunity for Veolia to effectively help Australians to close the loop on food waste, and give back to nature. Our aim over the next ten years is to build upon our best-practice food and organics waste technologies, and double, if not triple the number of sustainable facilities within Australia; all the while, working together with community to reduce waste at the source.

As demonstrated, not one person owns the food cycle – it is vital that government, business and the community all come together to play a role in maintaining a sustainable food industry for years to come.

There are many aspects to the food cycle, and we will continue this discussion in the next edition of Veolia Insight, by looking into alternatives to food production, as demonstrated through aquaculture.

Veolia is currently trialling the use of compost generated from Natural Recovery Systems, for use in broadacre agriculture.

WE BELIEVE THAT NOT ONE PERSON OWNS THE FOOD CYCLE – IT IS VITAL THAT GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS AND THE COMMUNITY ALL COME TOGETHER TO PLAY A ROLE IN MAINTAINING A SUSTAINABLE FOOD INDUSTRY FOR YEARS TO COME.

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Industry Highlight

VEOLIA IN NEW SOUTH WALES ACHIEVES GOLDVeolia in New South Wales (NSW) was recently awarded Gold Partnership in the NSW Government’s Sustainability Advantage Program, a program that recognises businesses for their commitment to environmental sustainability.

Since joining the program in 2010, Veolia has proactively worked towards improving our environmental performance, achieving Bronze and Silver Partnership in 2011 and 2012 respectively.

Gold Partners of the Sustainability Advantage program are required to

demonstrate outstanding environmental achievements and leadership within all business activities; and to determine this, the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage rigorously assesses how sustainability is integrated into the business.

Veolia joins an elite group of only eight Gold Partners from more than 645 Sustainability Advantage members in NSW; and is the first environmental organisation to be recognised for this outstanding achievement.

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Sustainability

UPDATE ON VEOLIA’S COLLECTION SERVICES EFFICIENCY PROJECT

Veolia recently conducted a six month trial to investigate energy efficiencies within our collection services business in Keysborough, Victoria; namely identifying mechanisms to reduce costs and energy usage where possible.

The trial demonstrated both a reduction in business costs and a potential reduction in energy usage and carbon footprint by 5% - this was achieved through route optimisation, driver training and re-scheduling ring-ins across the applicable routes of the collection services fleet.

The positive outcomes generated from this trial, will further see the collection services efficiency project (CSEP) tackle a more detailed pilot over the coming months to prove up the business case prior to wider distribution.

Speaking about the trial, Nick Murphy, General Manager for Collection Services in Victoria said, “The project brought into focus one of our core operational responsibilities, that is, to drive operational efficiency and reduce costs. It allowed us to align this responsibility with the obligations of the Federal Government’s Energy Efficiency Opportunities program and deliver results.”

VEOLIA ASSISTS THE EPA IN AVERTING ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTEROn 29 January, Murray Goulburn Water contacted Veolia to inform of an illegal dump of hazardous waste on the boarder of Lake Buffalo.

After representatives from Veolia, EPA Victoria, Murray Goulburn Water and the Alpine Shire Council conducted a thorough investigation of the site, it was clear that immediate action needed to be taken to

contain the leakage of some dumped drums, that had been abandoned only 20 metres from the lake itself.

Through the expertise of Veolia, a bund was constructed around the drums to contain the leakage. The drums were then securely wrapped and lifted by an excavator into a specially sealed hook-lift bin. Both bins were then transported to Veolia’s Brooklyn waste treatment facility for disposal.

The integrity of the load needed to be maintained during transport in order for the EPA to pursue the matter and locate the perpetrators of the illegal dump. As such risk assessments were undertaken and samples were sent to the EPA.

The site is now clean and the waste safely and correctly disposed of.

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Sustainability

Sydney Desalination Plant

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Sustainability

In 2013, Veolia working on-site at Sydney’s Desalination Plant was awarded a $20,000 grant from the Sutherland Shire Council (SSC) to be put towards the restoration of a 15 hectare conservation area.

This funding, part of the Kurnell 2020 project, is aimed to remove noxious plants and animals on the peninsula by 2020, and consequently restore the area to its original state.

Unfortunately the infestation of noxious weeds over time led to the deterioration

of habitats for both native and threatened species; and as a number of endangered species currently exist within this conservation area, it became vital that a remediation project be undertaken.

Anthony Bowdler is leading this important conservation work, having successfully completed remediation within the southern corner of the area by treating weed infestation by manual and chemical means. Work will continue throughout 2014.

SYDNEY DESALINATION PLANT AWARDED A KURNELL 2020 GRANT

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VEOLIA PARTNERS WITH GOULBURN MULWAREE COUNCIL TO OPEN ARENAA new, 500-seat sporting and recreation facility was recently opened in Goulburn, following a ground-breaking partnership between the Goulburn Mulwaree Council, local residents and Veolia.

The new Goulburn Arena which cost $5.7 million to build, is the largest facility of its type in the region; and will be used by the community, for a range of sporting and

other local activities, as well as hosting visiting artists and performances.

Veolia’s NSW General Manager, Danny Conlon, said the opening of the new arena was the culmination of two years of hard work by the local Council and residents, with co-operation and financial support through the Veolia Mulwaree Trust.

“The Veolia Mulwaree Trust is very happy to have been a major contributor to this $5.7 million council project,” Mr Conlon said. “We believe this will provide diverse and quality facilities for an active and connected community for many years to come.”

“The Veolia Mulwaree Trust has been in place since 2005 and in that time, we have been able to contribute more than $10 million to a number of projects in the local area, with funding coming from Veolia’s Woodlawn Bioreactor near Tarago.”

Managing Director/CEO of Veolia Australia and New Zealand, Doug Dean, said that as well as contributing to local projects, Veolia had many long-term partnerships nationally and globally.

“As a responsible corporate citizen, Veolia believes in lending our support to the local communities where we operate,” Mr Dean said.

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In the Community

“We feel this is part of our wider responsibility, as well as an ideal way to partner with local communities to help fund major and small projects and facilities that make a difference to the way we live.

“Veolia is the first waste company to establish a grant scheme, such as the Veolia Mulwaree Trust, that is governed by the community rather than the organisation itself, and that is important to us.”

Goulburn Mulwaree Mayor Geoff Kettle welcomed the new arena, saying it was the culmination of many years collaborative work.

“The Veolia Arena shows council’s vision and commitment to providing high quality facilities strategically located to be accessible for not only the City of Goulburn but the region,” Cr Kettle said.

“We now have a regional indoor facility that has a strong focus on organised sport and the capacity to draw people from across and beyond the local government area.”

Veolia’s Group General Manager for NSW Danny Conlon addressing the guests at the Veolia Arena opening ceremony.“VEOLIA IS THE FIRST WASTE

COMPANY TO ESTABLISH A GRANT SCHEME, SUCH AS THE VEOLIA MULWAREE TRUST, THAT IS GOVERNED BY THE COMMUNITY RATHER THAN THE ORGANISATION ITSELF, AND THAT IS IMPORTANT TO US,” SAID DOUG DEAN AM, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF VEOLIA AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.

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In the Community

BARNARDOS CHARITY BENEFITS FROM EMPLOYEE WEIGHT LOSSVeolia in NSW recently donated more than $20,000 to children’s charity Barnardos, after staff achieved outstanding results from an internal health and wellbeing program designed to help employees shed unwanted kilos.

Spurring employees to lose weight, Veolia’s NSW Group General Manager Danny Conlon, committed to matching kilos lost, centimetres shed and steps taken by employees, with all dollars donated to charity.

“Veolia has a strong history of giving back to the community and Barnardos is a very deserving Australian charity,” Mr Conlon said.

“This money will go a long way to improving the lives of disadvantaged children across New South Wales.”

The Wellbeing Charity Challenge came about after Veolia discovered some concerning health risk factors within the organisation. Based on voluntary health assessments conducted in

2010 and 2012, some alarming facts about employee health were identified:

» 70% of employees have poor or below average nutritional balance;

» 26% of employees are classified as clinically obese;

» 84% of employees are at some form of risk when it comes to their blood pressure; and,

» 27% of employees report not doing regular physical activity, and 12% report doing only moderate activity for less than 60 minutes per week.

“Whether our employees work at a desk, or sit in a truck, their health and wellbeing is important to us. So our program was tailored to suit all job types and included not only physical activity and weight loss advice, but also nutrition and overall goal setting,” said Veolia’s Health and Wellbeing Manager, Jennifer White.

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In the Community

“The six-week Wellbeing Charity Challenge was open to all staff across New South Wales, with 99 employees taking part. These employees lost a combined total of 94kg of weight, 184 centimetres around the waist, and walked approximately 9,473km,” Ms White said.

In order to recognise employees for their fantastic achievements, the top 15 participants were invited to a cheque presentation in early March, at Barnardos Centre in Auburn. Employees also partook in a working bee to ‘make over’ Barnardos’ front garden, creating a lounge room for children and their families to enjoy their time at the centre.

BHP BILLITON OLYMPIC DAM INDIGENOUS PARTICIPATION PROGRAMVeolia’s Indigenous Participation Program for the BHP Billiton Olympic Dam site reinforces Veolia’s commitment to engaging with indigenous communities in those areas in which the company conducts its business operations.

Veolia undertakes a holistic approach to indigenous engagement, from recruitment, through to learning and development, as well as participating in sustainable community programs within the indigenous community.

This aligns with Veolia’s philosophy to significantly contribute to improvements in the health, welfare, culture, education and socio-economic status of Indigenous Australians.

We can now acknowledge the achievement of several Indigenous Participation Program goals that Veolia set internally at the commencement of the BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Resource Recovery Centre contract, which began in August 2013.

Within the initial first five months of the contract, Veolia has achieved the following Indigenous Participation Program goals:

» 40% direct Indigenous employment on-site, which is in excess of BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam’s target, for roles such as:

» Plant operators

» Administration personnel

» Trainees

» 60% Indigenous and Non-Indigenous labour resources sourced through our Indigenous Labour Resources partner – Red Mulga.

» Commencement and successful completion of training of our first site based Indigenous Trainee with the aim of developing skills that will assist for long-term employment with Veolia.

» Significant Indigenous commercial participation, i.e. Red Mulga.

» Further development of Veolia’s commitment to the Supply Nation program.

Veolia’s commitment to diversity in our business ensures that we are proactively aspiring to integrate indigenous peoples and commercial entities into our operational activities.

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In the Community

BIO-FILTER REFURBISHMENT AT CAREY’S GULLY – SLUDGE DEWATERING PLANTAt Carey’s Gully Sludge Dewatering Plant, Veolia operates a large four cell bio-filter to treat odourous air as part of the Wellington contract. When significant odour levels are contained, the cells in the bio-filter compact and as a consequence their effectiveness diminishes. As part of an updated regulatory requirement, Veolia’s bio-filters were not performing to the required standards, and as such needed to be improved.

External consultants were brought on board to further assess the situation, concluding that better air distribution was needed through the active media to prevent the cells from short circuiting at the upper levels. The overall design of the bio-filter was altered to ensure better air distribution throughout the entire lateral by changing the number of PVC laterals and changing the plenum material from 20mm river gravel to 70mm river granite, also improving drainage.

Another new requirement is the inclusion of a monometer to measure differential pressure across the bed. The active media

was also altered with the base changed from a pea metal blinding layer to a 13mm geo-net mat and a mixture of 50 per cent bark mulch, 40 per cent compost and 10 per cent agricultural lime added. The lime is used to buffer the pH particularly at the lower levels of the active media. An atomising spray system is being explored to keep the relative humidity of the incoming air at 100%, aiding stable moisture across the bed.

On completion of the media installation the two cells have been allowed to ‘bed in’.

Air flows have now been adjusted to ensure the required 90 second residence time (how long it takes for the concentration to significantly change in the sediment); and although this refurbishment has only attended to half of the total filter, initial indications are that the new cells are now successfully treating the same flow that was being treated by four cells prior to refurbishment.

The atmosphere within the dewatering building has now noticeably improved.

REFURBISHMENT OF THE BIO-FILTER AT CAREY’S GULLY SLUDGE DEWATERING PLANT HAS LED TO AN EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT OF 99.97%

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Technology & Innovation

VEOLIA’S ENERGY DIVISION SUCCESSFULLY SUPPORTS THE SUNSHINE COAST CITY COUNCIL’S ENERGY TRANSITION PLANVeolia’s energy division Dalkia recently delivered a turnkey energy equipment upgrade to the Sunshine Coast City Council. This project was in support of the Council’s Energy Transition Plan, which included a goal to implement energy efficiency measures across all council buildings, facilities and equipment.

The project worth $2.6 million was for the upgrade of air conditioning systems in the main building of the Council’s Nambour Office Precinct. This office building, whilst home to Sunshine Coast’s Mayor and council staff, plays an important role within the community, particularly during cyclone season when it remains fully operational to coordinate disaster relief efforts.

Dalkia successfully installed and commissioned new high efficiency Trane™ chillers, cooling towers and associated equipment. The upgrade of the chilled water system and its capacity will furthermore allow the Council to effectively employ a district cooling solution for the three building precinct; whereby eventually

chilled water produced from the main precinct building will be used to meet the air-conditioning needs of the two adjacent buildings through an interconnected network of pipes. This type of solution replaces individual installations, improving energy efficiency and reducing the amount of installation space required. Additionally, it also allows one operator to optimise the cooling requirements of multiple buildings from a single point.

Dalkia introduced a number of solutions focused on improving energy efficiency that will ultimately reduce the Council’s carbon footprint and energy bill. Through best-practice project management, detailed planning, adaptability and their ‘Service First, Safety Always’ approach, Dalkia successfully delivered the energy

equipment, without causing disruption to the Council’s daily operations.

Speaking on the project, Joel Coates, Project Coordinator of the Sunshine Coast City Council said, “Dalkia delivered the project successfully within the time and budget parameters set by the Council.”

“Further to this, Dalkia applied their broad knowledge of energy efficiency, mechanical and electrical systems to advise on improvements to the detailed designed that formed part of the tender process.”

“I would have no hesitation in recommending Dalkia as a provider of energy focused mechanical services in the future,” Mr Coates said.

WIDE BAY WATER CORPORATION CHOSES ACTIFLO TURBO AS THE BEST WATER CLARIFIER SOLUTIONWide Bay Water Corporation has chosen Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies’ (VWS) Actiflo Turbo solution for its municipal drinking water plant at Burgowan, Queensland.

Wide Bay undertook their own extensive technology evaluation and determined it

was the best technology based on cost and performance.

Customer benefits of VWS’s Actiflo Turbo include cost reductions from:

» The highest operational rise-rate of clean water (as solids settle out) in the market; and,

» The smallest footprint available in the market for clarifier technologies.

At the time of this publication going to press the Veolia team was in the process of assembling the technology for shipment to Burgowan.

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VEOLIA AWARDED ARROW ENERGY WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTRACTIn late 2013, Veolia was awarded a three year contract to provide consolidated waste management services to Arrow Energy, who holds operations in the Surat, Bowen, Clarence Moreton and Coastal Basins in Queensland.

Owned by Shell and PetroChina, Arrow Energy is a leading player in the Queensland coal seam gas (CSG) market, with activities ranging from exploration to production, transport and electricity generation. To facilitate the efficient

operations of Arrow Energy’s CSG projects, Veolia will provide services split into three major work components:

1. Site Rehabilitation Waste » Sampling and analysis of solids and

liquids of the waste.

» Excavation, cartage and disposal of liquid and solid waste materials.

» Final site rehabilitation, including cutting and capping of abandoned wells, re-seeding and erosion controls.

2. Pitless Drilling Waste » Removal and disposal of solid waste and

liquids from drill/work over/stimulation of sites.

3. General Waste » General waste and recycling services at

offices, villages and facilities.

» Liquid waste, sewerage and grease trap.

» Regulated waste, hydrocarbon waste and contaminated soil collection and disposal.

VEOLIA WINS SHUTDOWN PROJECT AT SIMCOA OPERATIONSSimcoa Operations, a silicon manufacturing company in Western Australia, recently awarded Veolia a holistic refractory management contract, specifically focused on the relining of a submerged arc furnace.

The project involved the demolition of the furnace’s refractory lining, high pressure water jetting of the furnace shell, industrial vacuuming, disposal of approximately 450 tonnes of refractory waste, as well as the relining of the furnace. In addition, 400 tonnes of refractory bricks including the precision installation of carbon blocks each weighing more than 500kgs, was installed using a special purpose-built crane.

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SCOPE OF CONTRACT EXTENDED FOR ROSEHILLVeolia has built on its already existing relationship with Rosehill Recycled Water Scheme, having recently been awarded a new contract to provide maintenance services and emergency support to the scheme’s above-ground network asset.

The asset includes the mechanical and electrical equipment associated with two large reservoirs and two pumping stations, as well as a number of online instruments.

Alex Lagny, Veolia’s New South Wales Regional Manager said, “This extension is proof of the client’s satisfaction with our existing contract and the quality of our operations. I would like to congratulate the whole Fairfield team for their achievements over the past few years, which have allowed us to extend the scope of the contract.”

SCOPE OF CONTRACT EXTENDED FOR ROSEHILLVeolia has built on its already existing relationship with Rosehill Recycled Water Scheme, having recently been awarded a new contract to provide maintenance services and emergency support to the scheme’s above-ground network asset.

The asset includes the mechanical and electrical equipment associated with two large reservoirs and two pumping stations, as well as a number of online instruments.

Alex Lagny, Veolia’s New South Wales Regional Manager said, “This extension is proof of the client’s satisfaction with our existing contract and the quality of our operations. I would like to congratulate the whole Fairfield team for their achievements over the past few years, which have allowed us to extend the scope of the contract.”

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Rosehill Recycled Water Scheme will utilise technology from the Veolia operated Fairfield Water Treatment Plant pictured above.

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VEOLIA DELIVERS COMBINED WATER AND ENERGY SOLUTION TO ERAAs reported in the summer edition of Veolia Insight, in September 2013, Veolia was awarded a nine month contract by Energy Resources Australia Ltd (ERA), for the operations and maintenance of their Brine Concentrator at Ranger Mine in the Northern Territory.

Building on Veolia’s already existing capabilities at Ranger Mine, Dalkia, Veolia’s energy division, was engaged to provide operations and maintenance services to the Concentrator’s power generators, the waste heat steam generation plant, and to the low pressure package boiler.

Essentially, this service ensures the supply of electricity to the energy utilities as well as heat and steam to the Brine Concentrator’s multistage purification process, which uses thermal energy to evaporate water – this water is subsequently condensed and discharged as clean distilled water.

The benefit of employing this model at ERA is that the client is provided with a complete environmentally focused water and energy solution which delivers the highest standards in wastewater treatment, ultimately improving ERA’s energy efficiency.

DOUBLE WIN FOR VEOLIA WATER SOLUTIONS AND TECHNOLOGIESThe Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies (VWST) team recently secured two new exciting contracts that are now in the project delivery phase.

Firstly, Veolia was awarded a contract for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of a demineralised water treatment plant for Colongra Power Station, owned by Delta Electricity, in New South Wales. This plant will produce 18kL/h of high purity water to be used in the process of power generation.

Coinciding with this partnership, Veolia will also provide Delta Electricity with critical after sales support service for a two year period.

The second major win for VWST was for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of a 2mL/d water treatment plant for Mandalay Resources, Costerfield Mine in Victoria. This plant will process mine water prior to environmental discharge, with the contract also encompassing critical after sales support service.

This treatment plant will consist of chemical and filtration pre-treatment, followed by a reverse osmosis plant to treat water from the underground mine.

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