AWMA WATER CONTROL SOLUTIONS

An innovative FloodFree Barrier now protects the Everybody’s Precinct in an Auckland CBD heritage building, after floods took out transformer in 2022. Building owners of a central Auckland heritage office and entertainment building have installed an innovative self-raising flood barrier to prevent a recurrence of the flooding that took the building out of action in…

AWMA were engaged by Enviro Process Engineering (HK) Co. Ltd to design and manufacture a downward opening decant weir penstock as part of an upgrade to the UV treatment area of the Siu Ho Wan Sewage Treatment Works in Hong Kong. The UV outlet penstock is a critical part of the UV treatment process. Matthew…

The Northern Territory Government’s Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics have successfully completed the Katherine Flood Mitigation Project. Initial flood modelling identified that construction of flood mitigation works, including levee bank construction and upgraded drainage systems, were the most effective way of reducing flood impact on Katherine properties. The $10 million project, jointly funded by…

Catfish Billabong is a 65-hectare wetland within the Mallee Catchment in north-west Victoria. The site has been identified by the Mallee Waterway Management Strategy (MWMS) as a priority for management because of the high environmental, social and cultural heritage values it supports. The development of a new billabong regulator structure enables the billabong to replicate…

The TNIS Pump Station upgrade project was the first install of 7 priority pumping sites, requiring 24 screens, along the Macquarie River, as part of the NSW Government’s Regional Recovery Program. Millions of native fish are being removed from our rivers, creeks and dams every year. There is substantial historical and scientific evidence of these…

Among the organisations that require our assistance are water authorities, who frequently seek unprecedented water infrastructure solutions. In one instance, a fixed bar screen on an open channel was prone to debris blockages, causing flooding across a busy Victorian highway. Our partnership approach allowed us to fully understand the issue, consider the options and develop…

AWMA are continually working with project partners to supply Flood Barriers for community flood protection. AWMA is an Australian owned and operated company. The FloodFree range of barriers are designed and manufactured in northern Victoria, servicing the Australian, New Zealand and Asia Pacific regions. FloodFree barriers are currently being installed Australia-wide to protect levee access…

Located in remote north-west New South Wales, Boera Dam is the major structure regulating the flow of water through Toorale National Park and downstream into the Darling River. In August 2021 AWMA were engaged by Pensar to design, manufacture, supply and install a series of actuated water control gates for the Boera Dam Upgrade, as…

Duxton Vineyards is a large-scale vineyard and winemaking business in the Murray Darling region of NSW, with approximately 2500Ha of planted vineyard area. It is also currently the largest vineyard in Australia to be certified as sustainable under Freshcare’s Sustainable Winegrowing Australia’s certification. Sustainability is the cornerstone of the Duxton Vineyards culture, as Environmental Manager…

New Zealand’s Lyttelton Graving Dock and Pump House dates back to 1883. AWMA was engaged by Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) to replace the original timber sluice gate. The original ‘Sluice Gate’ is a vertical timber gate that operates against a stone channel, using a manual rope and pulley system. The gate is required to flood…

AWMA is currently working with multiple Australian airports, engaged by their contractors to upgrade on-site water management systems for environmental compliance. Custom penstocks and flap gate valves have been supplied to assist airports with on-site fire suppression systems, spill containment, storm water diversion and floodplain management plans. Tullamarine Plumbing and Drainage has engaged AWMA to…

Self-cleaning fish protection screens have been installed on the pump station at NSW’s Taronga Conservation Society of Australia (Dubbo Zoo) for approximately 6 months. Operations Manager, Stephen Thomson, claims he is now able to ‘pump water more efficiently with the screen fitted’. This is attributed to the design of the screen. AWMA’s self-cleaning intake screens…