AdelaideAqua Desalination Project Wins Special Recognition

Hatch has won a Special Recognition Award from Bentley Systems for the AdelaideAqua Desalination project in Adelaide, Australia.

The Special Recognition Award honours uniquely innovative and visionary infrastructure projects, and organizations that embrace multiple categories for Bentley's Be Inspired Award.

Hatch is a member of a consortium that is designing and constructing the AdelaideAqua Desalination plant.

The consortium was recognized in the Sustaining of Society category for best demonstrating the power of infrastructure to benefit society by improving the quality of life, promoting economic development and providing responsiveness and resilience to natural disasters or climate change.

The primary objective of the project is the design and development of a 100-billion-litres-per-annum-capacity desalination plant urgently required by South Australia Water following a long drought. The new plant will help the region supplement its fresh water supply, relieve the current burden on the existing rain-water catchment system, and allow water levels to regenerate.

The project team used Bentley's advanced 3D modeling applications to achieve an optimal and highly accurate plant layout and material take-off, as well as to visualize the plant's impact on the environment and local communities.

An independent panel of jurors, which included Bentley users and industry experts, selected the winning projects from more than 250 nominees. The awards were presented at the Be Inspired: Infrastructure Best Practices Symposium and Awards gala in Charlotte, North Carolina.

SOURCE: Hatch