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AWMA WATER CONTROL SOLUTIONS

Established 1st July 2000, AWMA have been developing specialised water control infrastructure for domestic and now global markets for twenty years.

AWMA specialise in Water Control Gates, Penstocks, Stoplogs, Bulkheads, Flood Barriers, Automated Debris Screens, Fish Protection Screens and Self-cleaning Intake Screens.

AWMA is an Australian company highly experienced in the design, manufacture and installation of water control infrastructure and water management systems. With the Head Office and Manufacturing Facility in Victoria Australia, and Regional Sales Manager New Zealand, AWMA service the international market.

Water Control Equipment including Penstocks, Flood Gates, Flood Barriers, Stoplogs, Bulkheads, Sluice Gates, Stopboards and Intake Screens (Fish Exclusion Screens, Trash Screens and Debris Screens), have been delivered into all sectors of Australia’s water industry, as well as international export projects for irrigation, flood mitigation, dam, energy, environmental, stormwater, mining and waste water applications.

AWMA have gate-specific design expertise, a dedicated design team, manufacturing facility and installation capacity all in-house. All of AWMA’s innovative solutions are customised to meet site specifications, utilising proven designs with a variety of local and remote control and management systems.

Experience gained from the successful completion of many challenging water control projects have led AWMA to becoming one of the largest and most experienced water control solutions specialists with one of the most diverse range of products globally.

When discussing your next water management project, contact AWMA to see how we can reduce your capital expenditure and improve infrastructure operations.

Applications include:

FLOODFREE BARRIERS
FLOOD MITIGATION
ENVIRONMENTAL WATER
IRRIGATION MODERNISATION
URBAN WATER
DAMS
ENERGY AND RESOURCES
SELF-CLEANING SCREENS

AWMA's Latest Newsletter:

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LATEST PROJECTS

FloodFree Barriers for Auckland CBD

By Belinda | November 28, 2023

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…

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Penstocks for Hong Kong WWTP

By Belinda | August 30, 2023

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…

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NT Flood Mitigation for Katherine

By Belinda | August 24, 2023

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…

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Billabong Regulation for Environmental Watering

By Belinda | August 24, 2023

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…

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Fish Protection T-Screen for TNIS

By Belinda | May 4, 2023

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…

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Mechanical Trash Screen and Removal System

By Belinda | April 13, 2023

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…

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Community Flood Protection Projects

By Belinda | December 6, 2022

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…

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Boera Dam Upgrade

By Belinda | December 6, 2022

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…

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Fish Screens for Duxton Vineyards

By Belinda | November 30, 2022

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…

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Penstock for NZ Port

By Belinda | August 23, 2022

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…

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Isolation Gates for Australian Airports

By Belinda | August 23, 2022

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…

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Dubbo Zoo Fish Protection Screens

By Belinda | June 9, 2022

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…

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FloodFree Barriers for Auckland CBD

By Belinda | November 28, 2023

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…

Read More »

Penstocks for Hong Kong WWTP

By Belinda | August 30, 2023

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…

Read More »

NT Flood Mitigation for Katherine

By Belinda | August 24, 2023

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…

Read More »

Billabong Regulation for Environmental Watering

By Belinda | August 24, 2023

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…

Read More »

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AWMA New Zealand

We would like to welcome Steven Nind as AWMA’s National Sales Manager, New Zealand. Steve has spent the past 15 years in the NZ water and wastewater industries, in operator, service and sales roles. This experience will serve him well as a valuable member of the AWMA sales team. This week Steve has been travelling...

Newry Intake Screen Update

The Newry Pipeline Project is near completion. As featured in the SRW video below the AWMA Cone Screens installed on the inlet structure ensure the pipeline remains debris-free. The intake screens are fish-friendly, protect downstream infrastructure from damage and provide reliable flow delivery.

Double Isolation

It’s great to see on-site photos that clearly show AWMA product performing excellently, as expected. This project specified double isolation gates which is a common OH&S requirement for applications where staff may be required to work within the channel, downstream.

Mo-vember 2023

Today marks the ‘first of Mo-vember’ and AWMA are once again supporting the cause. The AWMA Movember Team is back and we are so grateful to everyone who is supporting us, in raising funds and awareness this Movember. For all the dads, brothers, sons and mates in our lives impacted by mental health, suicide, prostate...

Fishers for Fish Habitat Forum

On 3rd & 4th November, OzFish is in Mildura, bringing you the Fishers for Fish Habitat Forum. Join them for engaging discussions, expert talks, exciting giveaways and prizes, loaded site visits and the chance to network with fellow anglers. The event will finish with a gala dinner on Saturday evening for the community attending and...

National Safe Work Month’23

Every month is #SafeWorkMonth for AWMA, however, as October is Australia’s National Safe Work Month – we held a morning tea! Sandra, AWMA’s IMS Co-ordinator, led the discussions on the importance of keeping ourselves and our workmates healthy and safe. Take 5’s are a hazard identification 5-step procedure utilised at AWMA. Two awards were presented to...

ANCOLD 2023 Attendees

Corey, Lachie and Mike are attending ANCOLD’s Dam conference and exhibition in Cairns this week. This year’s theme is “Dams: a Critical Resource” with the focus on providing insight into the importance of dam structures. The AWMA exhibition stand was alongside our waterway booms partner from the US; Val from Worthington. It was great to...

FlowLab

AWMA has a volumetric flow certification (testing) facility ‘FlowLab’, not too far from the head office and manufacturing facility. Here there is a system of pumps and recycled water designed to allow us to develop solutions and test products ‘in-situ’. Every AWMA solution is custom-designed and manufactured, so FlowLab plays an important role in our...

United By Water

This week we celebrate the Australian Water Association’s #NationalWaterWeek. The focus this year is on acknowledging the role water plays in connecting us all, from drinking it from the tap or watering your veggie patch, through to infrastructure, economic growth and supporting healthy ecosystems. Happy National Water Week!

ASSDA PacRim Stainless 2023

AWMA’s Engineering Manager Lachlan Mathers will be attending PacRimStainless2023 again this year, to learn, share and network amongst our leaders in Stainless Steel to ensure AWMA continue to deliver innovation and excellence in water control infrastructure.  

WaterNZ

Managing Director Brett Kelly and Senior Business Development Manager – APAC Corey Brightwell are attending WaterNZ, with AWMA Exhibiting on Level 2 site 180. Drop by to discuss how AWMA’s specialised, bespoke water control solutions can benefit your next water management project.

ANCOLD Dam Operators Forum 2023

The ANCOLD Dam Operators Forum will be held on 13 – 15 of September 2023. This forum is for operators to share experiences rather than a technical/engineering focussed conference. The aim of the forum and site visits is to provide recognised training for dam operators and knowledge sharing to improve your water dam knowledge and...

Water Control Project News Issue 55 Out Now

Did you receive a copy of AWMA’s latest Water Control Newsletter? This issue includes: Pump Screen Success: AWMA self-cleaning T-Screens and Cone Screens successfully installed for NSW irrigators, proven to successfully exclude fish and debris from pumping systems with impressive results. AWMA Penstocks for international WWTP: AWMA were engaged to design and manufacture a downward...

ANCOLD Tailings Dam Forum 2023

AWMA will have representatives in Perth this week supporting industry partners attending the ANCOLD The Australian National Committee on Large Dams Inc. #ANCOLD2023 Conference. Are you attending? If not, contact us for an alternative appointment time to discuss your water management projects.

Fish Impingement and Entrainment Conference

AWMA were excited to participate in IFM’s First International Fish Impingement and Entrainment Conference, in Liverpool, UK. The conference featured presentations on fish and eel impingement and entrainment at industrial and other intake structures across fresh, transitional and marine waters. Speakers were drawn from academic research institutes, industrial bodies, regulators and consultancies, including speakers from...

Open Flood Discussions

Around 500 delegates attended the recent #EMC2023 Emergency Management Victoria Conference in Melbourne. We were honoured to be asked to sit on the Flood Management Open Discussion Panel, with Mat from our FloodFree Team representing AWMA. All feedback has been extremely positive, as people from all sectors came together to share knowledge and experience for...

International Innovation

Thanks to our international partners, friends and colleagues who are hosting Brett Kelly and Craig Ross as they travel through the UK and Europe for a few weeks. This is a great opportunity to share knowledge, resources and experiences, as well as attend events and build relationships with industry innovators and international organisations such as the Institute of Fisheries...

Emergency Management Conference 2023

Today, Mathew Trigg is discussing Flood Protection Infrastructure at the Victorian Emergency Management Conference in Melbourne. He was invited as a guest presenter and panel member for the flood management open discussions. Considering Mat’s role within AWMA’s FloodFree team and as Captain of Cohuna Fire Rescue, we trust he is a valuable addition to today’s...

Australian Stainless Issue 78

Click to view to issue 78 of Australian Stainless. Published by ASSDA, Australian Stainless is a leading industry magazine devoted to showcasing the unique diversity and durability of stainless steel, with a focus on Australian industry expertise, supply and fabrication. For the past six years, ASSDA Member and Accredited Fabricator AWMA Water Control Solutions have...

Flood Protection Infrastructure Poster 2023

Mat Trigg from our FloodFree team recently presented a poster at the floodplain management conference on project and design considerations for developing flood protection infrastructure. Should you be interested in more information please connect.  

"The AWMA Team provided Pensar with exceptional support and high quality workmanship throughout the project to deliver one of the project’s key elements"

- Pensar, 2022.

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