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Monitoring for Engineers and Utility Managers

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How monitoring data is helping engineers and utilities improve system performance, capacity and long-term planning. Monitoring systems are often introduced to help operators manage vacuum sewer networks identifying faults, reducing callouts and improving response times. But this is only part of the story. Increasingly, monitoring is also helping engineers and utility managers understand how systems […]

Botswana Delegation Conducts Successful FAT Tour in Europe

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In June, a delegation of 10 representatives from Botswana travelled to Germany and The Netherlands to conduct a Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) for various components of the Vacuum Station. The group included members from the Government of Botswana’s Department of Technical Services, Water Utilities Corporation, the consulting engineering firm Bothakga Burrow, the environmental consulting firm, […]

Resilience in Action: How Vacuum Sewers Protected a Flooded Town

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How Vacuum Sewer Systems Helped Thargomindah Survive Australia’s Record Flood In April 2025, the remote outback town of Thargomindah, Queensland was struck by the worst flooding in its history. Entire paddocks turned into inland seas. Emergency shelters filled. And yet, despite the odds, the town’s vacuum sewerage system held its ground — quite literally — […]