Alice Springs Water Reclamation Plant

The Alice Springs Water Reclamation Plant marks a major shift in sewage treatment and water conservation in Central Australia. It sets innovative environmental standards in waste processing and industrial building design, and offers community awareness programs and landscape research opportunities.
The plant is a first stage treatment utilizing DAF {dissolved Air Flotation} and storage tank settling before being pumped to the final stage treatment SAT {Soil Aquifer Treatment} plant located over the original Todd River Artesian basin where potable water will be stored underground for future reuse.
Integrated architectural building components, along with packaged engineering solutions have been used which exploit building form, solar orientation and natural ventilation techniques to create thermo siphoning opportunities, and transform basic industrial sheds into visually dynamic, highly valued public assets.