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Watercon Train Extraction Systems https://youtu.be/rekJj9L2rUE See Watercon train extraction system promo video. Video taken using extracts from both Geelong Stabling Facility & NGRS Wulkuraka. Watercon have recently won the Maddingley Stabling Yard Train Extraction System project. Watch this space for up & coming news on the Maddingley Stabling Yard project. Successfully completed Watercon Train Extraction Systems are Geelong Train Extraction System NGRS Train Extraction...

    Kangy Angy New Intercity Fleet (NIF) Maintenance Facility   Kangy Angy New Intercity Fleet (NIF)   Well done to all the Watercon team for the successful winning of the Kangy Angy New Intercity Fleet (NIF) Maintenance Facility in NSW. Vacuum train decanting system. Watercon scope is the Design, construct install & commission of  a 5/6 L/S vacuum pumping station as well as, Vacuum main site install project management 24 Pistol Decanting Stations using t...

Maddingley Stabling Yard Vacuum Extraction System.   Maddingley Stabling Yard, Ballarat Line Upgrade (BLU) Pre-commissioning took place in January earlier this year with final commissioning to take place November 2019. See Watercon project  page for full Maddingley project details.

High Performance (HP) Controller   Watercon are pleased to announce the Airvac - Aqseptence Group High Performance (HP) Controller by AIRVAC® In keeping with AIRVAC’s longstanding commitment to product improvement we are pleased to introduce the next generation of vacuum controllers. The AIRVAC High Performance (HP) Controller. The AIRVAC HP Controller offers these improvements: High Performance (HP) Controller by AIRVAC®  features an improvement in materials, design and functio...

Acid Sulfate Soils (ASS) and other sulfide containing soils such as MBO's (Monosulfidic Black Ooze) are a significant problem for developers, engineers and civil contractors in many Australian coastal and some inland areas. Many of these areas were previously deemed 'too hard' to develop. The shortage of coastal real estate mean that these areas are now being developed or considered for development. Dewatering and excavation of these soils will cause exposure to atmospheric oxygen resultin...

SCADA Vacuum Collection Pits One of the key issues with operating and maintaining a vacuum sewerage scheme is quickly identifying problems with vacuum interface valves and pits. It is often easy to identify which vacuum collection main contains the troublesome pit/valve, but then the pit has to be identified manually by an operator, either by listening to each pit, or physically removing the pit cover. This is slow, time consuming and costly to the system owner. Watercon is currently de...