Wastewater Treatment: Remote Control and Monitoring

RecommendationsGovernment• Adopt decentralised wastewater treatment plants into the design and development of futuregovernment buildings with the reuse of that wastewater for flushing purposes. Include in thesedevelopments a centralised remote control and monitoring system for these plants.• Investigate the retrofitting of decentralised wastewater treatment plants into existing governmentbuildings that are to be upgraded or refurbished.Industry• Through the appropriate industry association establish conformity and standards relating to theinstallation and operation of remote control and monitoring of wastewater treatment plants.Education and Training• The Fellow will be available to assist education institutes in the enhancement of training resourcesin wastewater treatment and facilitate the introduction of remote system monitoring and controlinformation.• The Fellow intends to pursue the offer of a collaborative approach to training and research thatwas extended by Associate Professor Francesco Fatone of the University of Verona. The remotemonitoring and control of decentralised wastewater treatment plants requires further study andexploration for its suitability and adaptation into the Australian wastewater treatment process.ISS Institute• During the Fellow’s visit to the Treviso wastewater treatment plant, Francesco Fatone, AssistantProfessor, Department of Biotechnology of the University of Verona expressed a firm desire to forma collaborative approach to research and training in the field of wastewater treatment. This is anavenue that the Fellow recommends should be pursued and is an opportunity that cannot afford tobe neglected.3031