Greywater and blackwater: improving the compliance gap webinar speaker outlines a plan to supply surplus recycled water to ships at Victorian ports
Innovation Approach Oz chief executive Kayla Peperkamp will use the Greywater and blackwater: improving the compliance gap webinar, to be held 30 October, 09:00 GMT, to trial a proposal to supply surplus Class A recycled water to vessels at Victorian ports, supported by approaches to ministers and an operator expression of interest.
“I began my career in water and environmental services, holding diverse roles across operational control, compliance and regulatory engagement,” said Ms Peperkamp.
“Today, as chief executive of Innovation Approach Oz, I lead cross-sector projects spanning wastewater reuse, biosolids pyrolysis and sustainable maritime practices.”
Explaining the route into maritime work with Innovation Approach Oz (IAO), she said, “Water and waste challenges do not stop at the shoreline,” adding that experience in sewerage and stormwater reform pointed to the need to extend sustainable practice into shipping and ports.
Her current interest is “a hybrid water recycling and bunkering system for cruise ships for using surplus, treated non-potable water on board to reduce reliance on scarce fresh water at ports.”
