qldwater Innovation Forum and Technical Tour Wrap
Date: 29-Jun-2017
The qldwater annual Innovation Forum was held on 14 and 15 September 2016 in Brisbane. The technical tour day started with a bus trip to Colleges Crossing with Col Hester from QUU (and Mt Crosby Historical Society) providing a very entertaining commentary on the history of the Mt Crosby settlement and water infrastructure.
At the Crossing, the Ixom Best of the Best Queensland Water Taste Test was held, followed by our inaugural “Live Mains Tapping Competition” where operators from Queensland Urban Utilities, Logan Water and Gold Coast Water went head to head competing for the coveted title and trophy. The winning team was Gold Coast Water with a super-fast time of 1 minute 49 seconds. H2Flow kindly provided the water truck so this competition could take place.
This event was followed by a Technical Tour of Mt Crosby Water Treatment Plant hosted by Seqwater.
The Innovation Forum was held on Thursday 15 September with over 100 delegates attending. Both the Technical Tour and the Innovation Forum were a great success, providing an opportunity for networking, great interaction with representatives from DEWS and DEHP and showcasing our industry’s successes and challenges.
We again thank Seqwater for supporting the event as well as our conference sponsors: Lonza Water Technologies, Aqseptence Group, LiquiMIX, Royce Water Technologies, LGAQ and Ventia (lunch sponsor), our Taste Test sponsor – Ixom and our Water Connections Tour Sponsor – Dial Before You Dig.
Photographs from the Innovation Forum on 15 September are available on the qldwater SmugMug site.
Feedback from the event has been very positive, with Kev Flanagan from Toowoomba and Cameron Jackson from QUU probably getting the most votes for most influential talks but we are keen to also capture what happens next. Already a couple of members have advised that they are reviewing current practices based on some of the “opportunities” presented at the event. If you’d like to share any learnings, please feel free to send details through to dcameron@qldwater.com.au.
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