Wastewater Treatment
At MAK Water our industrial wastewater treatment plants and water recycling systems are designed and manufactured right here in Australia.
The treatment systems allow you to treat a contaminated water source, such as process wastewater, contaminated groundwater, wash-bay wastewater or stormwater runoff, to a level that’s suitable for compliant discharge or reuse.

Where wastewater treatment is for compliant discharge to sewer or the environment, the treated effluent quality is determined by the local license requirements or environmental regulations. Where the treated water is for reuse, the quality of the treated effluent is determined by the application, considering relevant health guidelines and risk factors.
Our team at MAK Water have more than 20 years of experience in the design, manufacture and maintenance of wastewater treatment plants and systems in Australia and overseas. We can find the wastewater solution that’s perfect for you, as well as supply a system that’s tailored to your specific needs.
Select from our wide range of standard wastewater treatment systems or speak to us to discuss how we can customise a wastewater treatment system for you.
Explore Wastewater Treatment Solutions
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Applications
Real-world examples
Wash Bay Wastewater Treatment for Train Support Facility
QR National (Queensland Rail National, now Aurizon Holdings) required a wastewater treatment solution, to treat effluent from the truck and container wash bay at their transport depot, to a standard complying with Brisbane City Council’s trade waste guidelines. As a renowned specialist in design and manufacture of wash bay wastewater treatment systems, MAK Water was engaged by QR National to design, manufacture, install and commission a plant, to treat 10,000 litres per day of combined truck and shipping container wash bay wastewater.
Hemmant, Queensland

Trade Wastewater Treatment for Bakery
A bakery facility in Adelaide had wastewater from the baking process discharging into the local sewage network. The bakery needed to improve its trade wastewater treatment system in order to comply with the local authority discharge permits. MAK Water was commissioned to supply and install an onsite wastewater treatment plant. Suspended solids, biological oxygen demand (BOD), and oil and grease were the main contaminants that needed to be reduced through the treatment process.
Adelaide, South Australia

Wastewater Treatment for Abattoir
A large abattoir in New South Wales was having issues with their Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) treatment plant that is used for removing tallow from their wastewater stream. Poor understanding of the operation of the DAF and little maintenance over the years had seen the asset and its components become blocked and damaged. The abattoir approached MAK Water to source replacement components for their plant that had been purchased from an overseas vendor and help to get the DAF operational again. MAK Water was selected as the preferred service provider because of its extensive experience with DAF plants in wastewater treatment applications and its ability to source the specialist components required.
New South Wales

As part of a facility upgrade, Hastings Deering required a new wash bay water recycling system at its Rockhampton facility. The wash down water was largely contaminated with dirt and soil, but there was also a small amount of oil and grease entrained in the wash down water that needed to be removed prior to re-use. Bench testing demonstrated that Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) was the lowest cost solution.
Rockhampton, Queensland

Wash Bay Wastewater Recycling for Defence Army Base
To maximise the efficiency of wash down operations at its Brisbane Barracks, the Department of Defence decided to consolidate 18 vehicle and equipment wash down stations into one facility. Key operational goals for the project included minimising town water consumption, reducing load on the sewerage treatment system and ensuring all relevant environmental and occupation health and safety requirements were met.
Enoggera, Queensland

Wash Bay Wastewater Recycling for Train Support Facility
When Aurizon Holdings constructed a long-term Train Support Facility, for provisioning, inspection, maintenance and cleaning of locomotives and wagons, they engaged MAK Water to design and construct the wash bay wastewater recycling system. With 20 years of experience in providing wash bay recycling solutions, and having used MAK Water treatment plants on other sites, the client had confidence in MAK Water’s ability to deliver a smart solution that would comply with health and safety regulations for onsite reuse of recycled wastewater.
Hexham, New South Wales

Applications
Related Solutions
Water Treatment
Water treatment systems allows you to utilise local water supplies, such as groundwater, surface water or sea water to produce industrial water or potable water for human consumption.

Sewage Treatment
MAK Water’s sewage treatment plants allow you to treat sewage to a level suitable for compliant discharge or for reuse.
