Quarantine Wash Bay guidelines and requirements
AQUIS guidelines and requirements can be challenging and overwhelming at times. GPS Environmental will assist you with your project from start to finish, giving you more time in other areas of the project. Some areas we assist with:
- AQIS/quarantine wash-down facilities
- AQIS/quarantine sewage treatment systems
- AQUIS Reports and Documentation for your specialised project
- Submission and approvals
- Storm water run off application approvals
We help you comply with quarantine (AQIS) and local water authority’s. We assist you to avoid hefty fines or expensive shutdowns’ downtime. 30 years of committed work has allowed us to work with AQUIS guidelines and many governing bodies. Experience in this field is extremely important as our Environment and human health is at stake.
All our company services are guaranteed, ensuring you peace of mind. We provide custom after sale services to ensure you and the Environment are protected.
How we can help your AQIS wash bay operations
Designed and engineered for Quarantine Wash Bays, GPS Environmental wastewater treatment solutions meet all water authority requirements.
We supply Australia wide, all our Quarantine Wash Bays are high quality wastewater treatment equipment. This enables fast turn around to have you up and running, rather than lengthy delays.
Always having most of our stock available, this allows us to dispatch most equipment in 24 Hours, and we are fully insured. All our specialised Custom designs/orders can take a slightly longer time depending on the size of the unit required. We have ready to go skid mounted systems, this allows for faster deliver and install at your end.
We ensure AQUIS system are always complying and keeping your running costs minimal.
GPS Environmental ensures after sales support is a high priority. Our experience technicians will be available for any enquiries you may have. – including servicing and repairs.
END-TO-END PROCESS
Step 1
Project Design Proposal
Our professional, experienced and friendly staff will meet you on site at a time that suits you. They will help by discussing all your needs and offer you different options that will suit you and your budget. We are happy to travel if required.
Step 2
Creating your project design
We provide an initial design to assist you with more clarification on your project. This includes the correct flow rates, to ensure you have the correct size system, and to ensure that your budget is taken into account. Once you are happy, we provide full hydraulic engineered drawings, necessary paper work to assist with all Tradewaste and Council approvals.
Step 3
Manufacturing and delivery
We begin building your wastewater treatment system. All our equipment comes professionally packed and transported to your allocated destination.
Step 4
Installation
Once we arrive on site, we commence installing the system using qualified trained staff. We test and commission the entire system. We then train your staff on the system running procedure, maintenance and breakdown sourcing. Ensure your running costs are minimal.
What to do with your wastewater
- Features of oil water separators and installed prior to discharge, to treat the wash down bay water.
- Discharging to sewer is commonly used, check your local trade waste guidelines.
- If discharge to the Environment is necessary. An upgrade to an EPA compliant system will be designed. This requires much better filtration and higher grade discharge levels.
- If you wash down area is not or unable to be roofed, a first flush diversion system to divert rainwater to be installed.
- Enter into a maintenance agreement for servicing of your water treatment equipment in accordance with Council or EPA regulations. This is a detailed process by a licensed technician. Not just pumped out. Which is not classed as a service.
- Only use biodegradable quick break degreases and detergents. This assists with Hydrocarbon separation prior to the oil separator treatment.
- Use only helical rotor (i.e. Mono) or diaphragm pumps to pump waste water to the oil separator. Submersible pumps etc will cause emulsification. Which is binding the oil and water together. This is extremely difficult to reverse, without the use of costly equipment.
What not to do with your wastewater
- Do not use traditional solvent based degreases that do not have quick break properties. These degrease cause oil and detergents to remain in suspension and not separate through a traditional oil water separator system.
- Do not dispose of any coolants, acids, caustics or chemicals through the water treatment system, these should be disposed of by licensed contractors.
- Do not allow wash down water to discharge directly to the storm water drain/environment.
- Not allow storm water to enter the wash bay bunded area.
- Not allow workshops or other areas discharge water to your water treatment system area.
- Do not adjust or modify any treatment equipment without prior approval from the manufacturer.
Environmentally committed
Being an Environmental wastewater company, protecting the Environment and our customers are our main priority. We have seen and worked with all the major environmental changes over the past 30 years.
Some of our key factors are:
- Product Recycling
- Product construction materials
- Water recycling
- Water usage
- Power consumption
- Environmental friendly washing products
Industry experience and expertise
From our continuous committed operations, we have grown into an Independent market leader in the wastewater industry. This compliments our committed experience and ongoing customer referrals. We are fully licensed and insured. Also you can find our latest oil skimmers range and get a quote.
All our staff, contractors and engineers are fully trained in our products, designs, safety, government regulations and customer service commitment.
We also assist with:
- Servicing
- Breakdown
- Repairs
- Onsite reports for workshop water and storm water compliance.
- Council & Trade waste approvals
- All applicable engineered drawings
- Shed supply and construct
- Concreting. Small to Commercial
Local knowledge
All our products, equipment and designs are local authority compliant by having worked in various Australian locations, giving us an extensive knowledge in many industries and governing bodies.