Aussie Hydro-Vac Services offers precise hydro excavation and liquid waste removal across Australia. Our skilled team employs non-destructive methods, ensuring safety, efficiency, and compliance with environmental regulations.

1. Hydro excavation and liquid waste
removal services for businesses,
industries and households
The technique known as hydro excavation, or vacuum excavation
occasionally, uses a pressurised water jet and a vacuum system to extract a
sizable quantity of earth from an excavation site. Hydro excavation is a non-
destructive method of safely and effectively excavating a site, in contrast to
traditional hand tools like shovels and picks, which are labour-intensive and
have a significant risk of striking subsurface utilities. A pressurised stream of
water is supplied by one or more onboard water tanks to break through the
soil. The slurry mixture of soil and water from the excavation is directed
onto the storage tank by an articulated boom equipped with suction hoses.
In certain instances, if hydro excavation is necessary due to frozen ground
conditions, a boiler that heats water before pressurisation is also utilised.
The area of ground that needs to be excavated is targeted by the operator
using a pressurised water jet. While a second operator utilises the articulating
boom with a suction hose to pull away slurry, allowing the water jet to loosen
more soil, the powerful water jet slices through the grass or topsoil. Trained

2. hydro excavation workers carry out the operation until the dig is completed to
the required depth and size. After finishing the job, the slurry-collecting vehicle
or trailer is taken to a prearranged disposal site. The particular performance
requirements of the procedure will be determined by the operating conditions
for hydro excavation by qualified service providers, like Aussie Hydro-Vac
Services. For example, bigger excavations will need more water, and the length
of the boom required will depend on how far the hydro-vac is situated from
the dig site.
Project managers can profit from hydro excavation in several ways, including:
• The technique is highly exact and leads to a simpler restoration effort; it may
be accomplished quickly and efficiently.
The following benefits of hydro excavation: • It is a non-destructive procedure,
making it safer and lowering the chance of downtime; • It can be used to break
through frozen ground in regions where traditional digging is not possible;
Hydro excavation applications
Numerous applications have made use of hydro excavation. The following are
some domains where hydro excavation has become widely used:
Daylighting is the process of exposing subterranean pipes for upkeep,
correction, or replacement. Utility systems are exposed to daylight during the
operation, making repairs simple.
Trenching: Even in frigid or freezing weather, hydro vac excavation may
produce trenches with consistent depths and widths.
Piling: This method works well for drilling holes that are precisely the right size
and depth.
Cleaner procedure: Since the debris is removed and picked up by a different
vehicle, hydro excavation is a cleaner procedure.

3. Services for removing liquid waste
Because liquid waste can quickly contaminate land and water, it needs to be
handled by a professional liquid waste removal service that follows the right
procedures for disposal. Companies operating in Queensland, New South
Wales, and other Australian states are required to abide by local laws
concerning the collection and disposal of liquid waste. The skilled liquid waste
removal staff at Aussie Hydro-Vac Services is experienced in managing all kinds
of liquid waste removal problems, including hazardous liquid waste while
adhering to legal specifications. Because liquid waste can unexpectedly leak,
discharge, or runoff, proper cleanup is essential.
There are various types of liquid waste, including storm, mixed, industrial, and
sanitary sewage. Liquid waste is treated by Aussie Hydro-Vac Services using a
range of techniques for removal and disposal. Among them are:
Dewatering: This technique improves the fit for the disposal of liquid waste.
Centrifugal dewatering and thickening are used in the process, and the results
can be disposed of in a landfill.
The first step in composting is to remove water from waste, leaving behind
organic matter that contains nutrients like potassium, salt, and nitrogen. The
material can then be converted into organic fertilisers by naturally existing
organisms. This method of removing liquid waste is less expensive and more
environmentally beneficial than other approaches.
Sedimentation: The procedure is comparable to dewatering in that it separates
solid waste from wastewater. Sedimentation, on the other hand, is different
from dewatering in that it separates the two states of matter using gravity
rather than centrifugal force. Following that, solid waste can be disposed of in
a landfill and water can be treated.
Root Zoning: For comparatively clean home wastewater, this liquid waste
treatment technique is utilised. Before being used, kitchen and bathroom

4. water is placed in a sedimentation basin to remove certain solid particles. It
next goes through an anaerobic reactor, where suspended materials are
broken down by microorganisms to produce cleaner liquid waste. After that, a
waste removal service pours the water through a gravel bed that is alive with
plant roots. In addition to adding oxygen to the effluent, plants' respiration
aids in the removal of any final traces of pollutants.