Maximising durability in the water industry

The Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA) will be hosting a technical seminar focusing on mitigating the effects of corrosion for the water and water treatment industry. This one-day seminar will be held on Monday, 6 May at the Royal Society of Victoria in Melbourne.

Australia is the driest inhabited continent on Earth and one of the world’s highest consumers of water. Amongst OECD nations, Australia is ranked fourth-highest in water usage per capita. Australia faces increasingly acute long-term water shortages with lower rainfall, rivers drying up and dam water levels falling.

However, in spite of this, valuable water is being lost due to corrosion. The total estimated cost of corrosion in the Australian urban water industry is approximately $982 million (ACA 2010 Corrosion Challenges Report). Given the importance of this issue, the ACA’s Water & Waste Water Treatment Technical Group has produced a program that will investigate ways of protecting and maintaining our water assets from corrosion, by bringing together a range of stakeholders to discuss various corrosion issues and their management across the water and wastewater industries.

Building on the success of previous Water and Water Treatment Industry themed events, this event will draw from the presenters’ and audiences’ experience, and the lessons they have learned, through real-life case studies, and openly explore both successes and failures. The Maximising Durability in the Water Industry seminar will bring together all stakeholders to discuss various corrosion issues across the water and water treatment Industry.

David Johnstone from AkzoNobel will present a case study titled ‘Waterproofing for the future — Black Hill Reservoir Case Study’. In another presentation, Justin Rigby will share a case study on the Sunbury Recycled Water Treatment Plant and how asset durability can be extended through cementitious repair. These presentations, together with those of other notable speakers, will reveal industry best practice and lessons learned while also providing a catalyst for discussion and further information sharing.

Networking drinks will follow the presentations to provide an opportunity for further discussion and relationship building. For full program details and to register, please visit the Events tab at corrosion.com.au.