Whether in be for seawater, wastewater, of potable water, the water industry has a wide range of practical uses for FRP equipment including fluid transfer, chemical storage, and odour control throughout their operations.

The water industry is a rapidly growing sector, driven by a constantly growing population with new urban and rural developments regularly being established throughout Australia. The use of composite products in these developments provides a solution to water management applications which is economical, low maintenance, and has expected design lifetimes of beyond 50 years and in some applications beyond 100 years.

Composites are resistant to corrosion by many of the chemicals encountered in the water industry, making it a practical construction material for use in sewer wastewater, desalination, water treatment plants, odour control, and potable applications.

Dennis Southam & Associates have a long history of providing design and inspection services to the industry, including for applications such as:

Odour control covers, including:

• Large diameter covers >16m in diameter
• Complex-geometry removable covers

Storage tanks for corrosive chemicals, such as:

• Sodium Hypochlorite
• Sodium Hydroxide
• Hydrochloric Acid
• Fluorosilicic Acid
• Ferric Chloride

Other FRP equipment, including:

• GRP and GRE water piping design and stress analysis
• Ducting for H2S and other gases
• Vent stacks with heights ranging up to 120m
• Various scrubbing systems