Planning / EIA
Early-stage water and treatment screening
Establish the water balance, wastewater generation, indicative quality ranges, treatment implications, reuse opportunities, footprint and utility allowances for early planning and environmental assessment.
Indicative timeframe · 2 to 3 weeks
Covers
demand and consumption patterns, source and discharge assumptions, indicative flow and quality ranges, treatment-route implications, reuse duties, space and utility allowances.
Decision supported
what must be allowed for in planning, environmental assessment, budget and site allocation before a detailed process basis is developed.
For owners, planners and EIA teams
Screening basis and planning note
Catchment / source inputs
Catchment and source assessment
Identify the streams driving load, toxicity, oil, metals, salinity or variability and define monitoring, segregation or source pretreatment measures before the central plant basis is fixed.
Scope options
Desktop
Data-led
Joint review
Desktop · 2 to 3 weeks
- available-data review, source map, data gaps and targeted sampling plan.
Data-led · 4 to 6 weeks
- flow and load scenarios, source tracing, segregation or pretreatment requirements and revised plant inputs.
Joint review
- sessions with operators and relevant source owners to confirm responsibilities, monitoring and implementation priorities.
Source contributions and pretreatment
Catchment assessment and revised design inputs
Pretreatment / chemistry
Chemical optimisation & co-treatment study
Compare chemical treatment and co-treatment options, establish operating ranges and confirm how pretreatment affects downstream solids, membranes or biological processes.
Scope options
Data review
Testing-led
Operations review
Data review · 2 to 3 weeks
- available test results, supplier data and current dosing performance, with data gaps and an initial operating range.
Testing-led · 4 to 5 weeks
- structured jar or bench testing, chemical route comparison, co-treatment limits, sludge implications and recommended operating range.
Operations review
- operator and supplier sessions covering storage, handling, dosing control, changeover and monitoring requirements.
Chemical route and operating range
Test-based treatment recommendation
Equipment duty
Equipment duty and technical comparison
Define the duty, operating range and process connections for a screen, filter, clarifier, pump, membrane or dewatering package, then compare suitable equipment types or package arrangements on a consistent basis.
Scope options
Duty review
Comparison
Coordination review
Duty review · 2 to 3 weeks
- process duty, capacity, turndown, feed conditions, performance requirements and initial equipment options.
Comparison · 4 to 6 weeks
- technical requirements, hydraulic and process checks, equipment comparison and connection requirements for the surrounding system.
Coordination review
- joint review with the client, consultant, EPC or suppliers to resolve technical departures and package responsibilities.
Decision supported
which equipment type or package arrangement meets the duty and what must be included in its specification and the surrounding process design.
Equipment duty and comparison basis
Technical specification and comparison
Process route
Process route and concept options study
Compare credible treatment configurations against the required duty, feed variability, site constraints, residuals, operability and lifecycle implications before a preferred route is taken forward.
Indicative timeframe · 3 to 4 weeks
Covers
process configuration options, design assumptions, performance limits, footprint, utilities, operator requirements, residuals and comparative cost implications.
Decision supported
which route should form the basis for design, business-case development or supplier engagement, and which assumptions still require confirmation.
Available data and project constraints
Options assessment and recommended route
Reuse / outlet requirements
Treated-water and biosolids outlet study
Define the receiving duties, demand, quality classes, continuity requirements, testing, storage, logistics and commercial conditions for treated water or biosolids before the process route and product target are fixed.
Indicative timeframe · 3 to 4 weeks
Covers
potential users or receiving parties, demand and volume ranges, quality and reliability requirements, testing, storage, logistics, outlet constraints and commercial conditions that affect the technical basis.
Decision supported
which outlets are technically credible, what quality and reliability must be designed for, and what conditions need confirmation before commitments are made.
Treated-water receiving duties
Biosolids outlet requirements
Outlet requirements and priority routes
Sludge & biosolids
Sludge & biosolids route study
Compare sludge reduction, dewatering, drying and composting within a product route, a thermal route or both, against quantity, characteristics, site constraints, sidestreams, testing and final outlet requirements.
Indicative timeframe · 3 to 4 weeks
Decision supported
which processing route should be taken forward, what final material requirements apply, and which data or trials are needed before design and sourcing.
Solids quantity, processing and outlet
Preferred route and design requirements
High recovery / brine
High-recovery, brine and ZLD route study
Confirm whether discharge, external disposal, brine management, high recovery or ZLD is required, then compare technically credible routes against water chemistry, scaling, residuals, utilities and operating constraints.
Indicative timeframe · 3 to 4 weeks
Decision supported
whether ZLD is required or technically warranted, which treatment and residuals route should be assessed further, and what feed-water and operating assumptions must be confirmed.
Brine, concentrate and final solids route
Route recommendation and design assumptions
Odor, septicity & H₂S
Odor, septicity & H₂S control study
Identify where septicity, odor and H₂S are developing across collection, treatment and solids handling, then compare source prevention, dosing, capture, ventilation and treatment measures.
Indicative timeframe · 2 to 3 weeks
Covers
sewers or rising mains, wet wells, headworks, process tanks, buildings, sludge and biosolids handling, plus monitoring and operating conditions.
Decision supported
where intervention is needed, which control measures should be combined, and what monitoring and performance requirements must be taken forward.
Formation points and control measures
Control plan and monitoring requirements
Automation and controls
Automation and controls requirements study
Assess the current operating routines, instrumentation and control performance, then define the automation priorities, critical signals, operating modes, alarms, interlocks, start and stop conditions and monitoring requirements.
Indicative timeframe · 3 to 4 weeks
Covers
current instruments and control loops, manual dependencies, critical process variables, alarms and safeguards, data logging, remote monitoring and implementation priorities.
Decision supported
what should be automated or monitored first, which instruments and signals are required, and how control changes should support safe and stable operation.
Process control and monitoring
Controls requirements and priorities
Technical procurement
Technical tender and bid review
Translate the process duty into a comparable tender basis, then assess supplier proposals, departures and clarifications against it.
Indicative timeframe · 3 to 4 weeks
Covers
scope and duty definition, minimum performance requirements, bidder return schedules, technical comparison, clarification questions and technical conditions to be carried into the contract.
Decision supported
which proposal best meets the duty, what departures remain open and what must be resolved before award.
Connected with Sourcing Advisory
Technical comparison and recommendations
12. ROI, savings & commercial limit
Economics / business case
Lifecycle cost and benefits study
Compare the capital, operating, water, disposal, energy, chemical and residuals implications of credible technical options to support the project business case.
Indicative timeframe · 3 to 4 weeks
Covers
baseline cost drivers, option-level CAPEX and OPEX, water and disposal offsets, energy and chemical changes, residuals costs, uncertainty and scenario ranges.
Decision supported
which option offers the strongest technical and economic basis, what savings are supportable, and which assumptions need verification before approval.
Lifecycle cost and scenario comparison
Business-case inputs and option ranges
