Wastewater treatment company Aerofloat has won the contract to complete the design and construction of a leachate treatment plant in Dunmore, two hours south of Sydney.

Work for the new plant, which has been designed for the Dunmore Recycling and Waste Disposal Depot, will begin early 2021.

Aerofloat said it was selected after an extensive tender process with Shellharbour City Council due to the company’s knowledge of biological wastewater treatment and success in delivering projects with technical and process complexity.

The new plant will treat the leachate from the Dunmore facility to meet Sydney Water discharge requirements. The wastewater is particularly challenging due to the high levels of ammonia and its highly variable quality.

Model of the new plant.

Aerofloat Managing Director Ray Anderson said securing the project demonstrated the company’s large-scale project capabilities as well as its expert in-house knowledge for the treatment of complex waste streams.

“We hope to complete the project before the scheduled completion date to assist the council with its compliance targets and to minimise trade waste disposal costs.”

The Dunmore Recycling and Waste Disposal Depot was designed to help achieve the NSW Government’s waste avoidance and resource recovery targets.

Images supplied by Aerofloat.