It's a case of one down and 2599 to go at the biggest subdivision in Christchurch. The single house under construction in the Prestons housing development in Christchurch will not be alone for long. The milestone of Prestons' first house was marked by a visit from Prime Minister John Key … [Read more...]
Flovac Train Project Canada
Flovac has just completed its first train extraction system in Canada at the Willowbrook Maintenance facilities for the Go Transit group in Toronto. As trains come into the yard maintenance crews can hook up a vacuum hose via a fitting to the trains sewage holding tanks. The tank is evacuated via … [Read more...]
Earthquake Sewer System for Christchurch NZ
Vacuum Sewers prove to be the best Earthquake sewer system for Christchurch Shirley vacuum sewer a first for the South Island. SCIRT partner McConnell Dowell is more than halfway through a big project to build a Flovac vacuum wastewater system in the Christchurch residential suburb of Shirley - … [Read more...]
Coping in a world with less water
The Downside of Saving Water In recent times severe water shortages in many parts of the world have led Water Authorities and consumers to rethink how water is used in households. Water restrictions in many areas have drastically cut the amount of potable water used, with car washing and garden … [Read more...]
Bilad Seet Vacuum Sewerage System
The Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources in the Sultanate of Oman has again awarded the job of design and installation of a vacuum system for one of Sultantes most historic towns. This newest project at the small town of Bilad Seet about 175 km north of Muscat. In 2001 the … [Read more...]