Mordialloc SPS Air Treatment Facility
Client
Melbourne Water
Location
Sewer Pumping Station, Corner Bear & Chute Streets, Mordialloc
Sector
Sewer
Type
Design and Construction
Duration
12 Months
Key Facts
- The new ATF extracts and treats foul air from the SPS, treating the odour.
- A new precast building was constructed within which the ATF is housed.
- The ATF features bio-trickling filter followed by activated carbon filter which remove 90% of odours.
- The ATF is capable of uninterrupted, automatic operation 24/7 throughout the year.
Background
The sewer pumping station (SPS) shares a boundary with two neighbouring properties who noticed odours from the station which gas testing confirmed. Melbourne Water remedied this issue by installing a new Air Treatment Facility (ATF) to the station. The new air treatment facility consists of a of a bio-trickling filter followed by an activated carbon filter which remove 90% of odours.
Scope of Service
- Design and modelling of the Air Treatment Facility
- Preliminary works (service locating, tree removal, construction of new access and vehicle cross over)
- Installation of external duct from the existing well (source of the odour) to the new ATF building
- Construction of the ATF building
- Fabrication and Installation of Air Treatment Facility vessels
- Bio-trickling and activated charcoal vessels lifted into the building and positioned
- FRP ducting connected to the ATF
- Access platform for the activated carbon vessels installed
- Vent stack (outside the building) installed and connected to the FRP duct and extraction fans
Highlights:
- Fully integrated service of design, fabrication and construction
- Management of building permit process for MWC
- Existing Sewer Pump Station kept operational at all times during construction
- Management of community and stakeholder relations