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ADVANCING TREATMENT SOLUTIONS FOR EMERGING CONTAMINANTS AND WATER REUSE
Welcome to Water Treatment Australia 2026, bringing together leaders from water utilities, industrial water users, and solution providers to tackle the pressing challenges and drive meaningful progress in water and wastewater treatment.
The water industry faces mounting pressure from tightening regulations, ageing infrastructure, rising costs, urban growth, increasing industrial demand, and climate challenges. This event showcases advanced treatment technologies that target emerging contaminants, support water reuse, and drive improvements in energy efficiency.
Join industry leaders to discover proven solutions that strengthen performance, operational resilience, and long-term sustainability.
Key topics for 2026
Funding and financing models for future-ready water infrastructure
Explore grants, co-funding, green finance, pricing models, and investment pathways supporting compliance upgrades and long-term infrastructure resilience.
Treatment technologies targeting PFAS, emerging contaminants, and residuals
Assess advanced treatment for PFAS and trace contaminants using membranes, GAC, ion exchange, and advanced oxidation, while managing residuals and biosolids.
Digital transformation and AI applications in water treatment operations
Learn how AI, automation, real-time monitoring, and digital twins can enhance process control, optimisation, predictive maintenance, and decision-making.
Recycled water, reuse and recovery techniques for climate-resilient systems
Examine how recycled water, industrial reuse, potable reuse, and recovery pathways diversify supply, reduce drought risk, and build long-term water security.
Desalination challenges in energy efficiency, cost, and brine management
Examine how to improve desalination viability by reducing energy demand, managing operating costs, and tackling brine handling, disposal, and resource recovery.
Case studies and evolving regulations for sustainable water treatment
Gain insight into utility case studies, regulatory changes, and implementation lessons shaping compliance, project delivery, and sustainable treatment outcomes.
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Stephen Cumming
Protex Water
Will Seymour
Barwon Water
Kim Falster
Clarity Aquatic
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Barwon Water
TRILITY
Clarity Aquatic
Royce Water Technologies
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ABB Australia Pty Ltd.
Atlan Stormwater
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