Water utilities and developers

Wastewater treatment

Industrial water treatment

Overview

Halcrow’s water specialists are multi-disciplined engineers and process scientists, who specialise in industrial effluent and landfill leachate treatment as well as having considerable involvement in design installation and operation of water and wastewater treatment facilities. Our experts advise government and industry on waste and wastewater issues, and act as expert witnesses.

Halcrow’s aim in the industrial sector is to bring together its expertise in engineering with specialist environmental skills to enable development, planning and projects to proceed with minimum disruption, while providing maximum environmental benefits in the following industrial sectors:

	petroleum refineries
	pharmaceutical industry
	food and beverage industries
	paper mills
	landfill leachate treatment

The Halcrow team brings unrivalled expertise in the design of new, and remediation of existing treatment facilities, and is fully committed to safety, efficiency and quality without sacrificing economic and program considerations.

Industrial water treatment

Halcrow’s water specialists are able to design water treatment processes to meet the most exacting purity requirements. They will also optimise existing  treatment processes, such as: heating, cooling, processing, cleaning, and rinsing, so that operating costs and risks are reduced. Poor water treatment allows heat transfer surfaces can scale up or corrode, and these deposits will mean more fuel is needed to heat the same amount of water. Cooling water left untreated, will encourage bacterial grow, and Legionnaires' Disease can be the fatal consequence.

Industrial effluent treatment

With reference to industrial effluent treatment and recycling projects, Halcrow endeavours to:

	Inform clients on any legislative or operational impacts.
	Provide information, advice and guidance on good working practices and available techniques.
	Promote efficient use of water by encouraging increased awareness of waste minimisation and reuse, sustainability, environmental health, safety and cost issues associated with its use. This can save money in three ways: lower charges for lower water consumption lower charges for the smaller volume of effluent water discharged lower energy costs due to the recovery of heat in recycled wastewater