At the 2025 AWA NSW Conference, Emma James, Segment Lead, Recycled Water, Growth & Development at Sydney Water, presented the outstanding results achieved from the RegenAqua Facility at Picton, developed in partnership with Pacific Bio. 🌿 Over 30 months of operation, RegenAqua delivered proven, nature-based treatment performance: ✅ 99–100% removal of Ammonia-N✅ 95–98% removal of Soluble Reactive Phosphorus✅ Oxidised Nitrogen reduced to near-zero in longer-residence-time ponds✅ 90–95% reduction in […]

RegenAqua has just been featured in Water Environment Technology (WE&T) the monthly publication of the Water Environment Federation. This is a major global moment for us. WEF is headquartered in the United States 🇺🇸 and represents over 30,000 water professionals and 75 affiliated member associations worldwide, from engineers and researchers, to utility leaders, operators and […]

We are proud to share that Burdekin Shire Council’s RegenAqua Macroalgal Bioremediation Facility has taken out the 2025 Australian Water Association Queensland Water Award for Regional Infrastructure Project Innovation. This award is a powerful recognition of Burdekin Shire Council’s leadership and vision in deploying a world-first, nature-based wastewater treatment solution that is already delivering cleaner […]

Burdekin Shire’s new money-saving wastewater treatment plant uses macroalgae and sunlight to purify sewage. After cleaning the wastewater and absorbing nitrogen and phosphorus, the nutrient-rich algae can then be used as farm fertiliser. What’s next? Biotech company Pacific Bio says other reef councils in Queensland are also interested in the technology.