Liquid Waste Disposal & Management

Solutions to Safely Treat and Dispose of all Types of Liquid Waste

Water covers more than 70% of the earth's crust, and liquid waste is a major source of concern for governments in Australia and around the world. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a liquid is any material that passes through a 0.45-micron filter at a pressure differential of 75 psi. Humans generate liquid waste as a result of industrial activities and natural waste excretion, which is flushed into sewage. Animals are the second largest source of liquid waste. Water, fats, oils, and grease (FOG), sludge, cleaning fluids, and hazardous household liquids are all examples of liquid waste.

Following correct methods of liquid waste disposal and liquid waste management are important because of the potential for unexpected leaks, discharge, and runoffs. There are general regulatory requirements for liquid waste disposal, but there are additional regulations for storing, transporting, and disposing of hazardous liquid waste.

Liquid waste disposal is one of the most difficult challenges of urban sanitation in Australia as it requires specialised equipment and trained personnel. The liquid waste disposal services that have a storage tank and a pump witha hose may use a vacuum tank to suck the sludge up and move it to the storage tank. The collected sludge can then be transported to a designated disposal site.

Clarence Valley Septics is your one-stop shop for liquid waste disposal, septic tank cleaning, waste oil disposal, liquid waste management, chemical waste collection, and vacuum excavation.

For treating industrial liquid waste, Clarence Valley Septics makes use of various technologies such as:

• Chemical oxidation and reduction

• Acid/base neutralisation

• Oil/water separation

• Filtration

• Biological treatment

• Flocculation, and

• Supercritical fluid extraction

An appropriate method for liquid waste disposal will be followed based on the type of liquid waste, and the goal of the treatment method.

Clarence Valley provides specialised liquid waste management solutions for the following:

Bulk liquid waste: The company owns liquid tank with capacities ranging from 10KL to 26KL, allowing its crew to provide bulk removal solutions for septic, leachate, and other polluted water.

Industrial liquid waste: The waste management company provides a range of services related to liquid waste disposal, including vacuum excavation and vacuum hire.

Vacuum excavation: Clarence Valley Septics performs nondestructive digging using vehicles with smalland large debris capacities, as well as a combination of vacuum and highpressure water.

However, depending on the nature of liquid waste and its treatment goal, Clarence Valley Septics can make use of many other methods for liquid waste disposal and liquid waste management, such as:

Dewatering: Thistechniqueisused tocompact non-hazardous waste and make it more suitable for disposal. The liquid waste is pumped into a strong bag, which separates the waste from the solids. Water is filtered and treated as needed, and non-hazardous solids can be disposed of in a landfill.

Root zone treatment: This liquid waste disposal method is used for relatively clean domestic wastewater from kitchens and laundry. This complex method involves passing liquid through a sedimentation tank as well as other filtration processes such as anaerobic filtration and growing plant roots. The resulting water is safe to release back into the environment.

Composting: Water is separated from waste, leaving only organic matter containing nutrients such as nitrogen, potassium, and sodium, which are converted into organic fertilisers using naturally occurring microorganisms. This simple and low-cost method of liquid waste management is gentle on the environment and beneficial to the growth of soil and plants.

Incineration: This method of liquid waste disposal uses heat from specialised furnaces, such as fluidicised bed furnace, multiple hearth furnace, to remove acids, chemicals, slag, and other waste matter. It is, however, not an ideal method for liquid waste management and is only used for certain types of liquid waste.

Solidification: It entails mixing binding agents into wastewater until it forms a compact, disposable liquid. To increase the rigidity of the liquid waste, many solidification processes may use lime ash, lime kiln dust, phosphate, and gypsum. The solidified waste can be transported in the form of solid blocks to an approved facility for disposal or to a waste-to-energy (WtE) facility.

Disposal: In some cases, liquid waste can be disposed of as it is, often with the assistance of a professional waste management company. The liquid is collected in appropriate drums, transported, and disposed of in accordance with state regulations. This option provides a low-cost alternative to liquid waste disposal for businesses that want to stay compliant without investing too much in liquid waste disposal.

If your commercial or industrial activities generate liquid waste, you must ensure that proper methods for liquid waste disposal and liquid waste management are followed, as minor infractions may result in hefty fines from the authorities.

Clarence Valley Septics is committed to safe liquid waste disposal and offers total liquid waste management solutions. The company provides liquid waste disposal and liquid waste management services inthe councilareas ofLismore, Ballina, Byron, Grafton, Kyogle, and Coffs Harbour.