The Mount Pleasant Water Filtration Plant is the first plant in the world to use the revolutionary MIEX® (Magnetic Ion Exchange) Process.

MIEX® is a reusable polymer, developed after many years of research and team work by SA Water, Orica Watercare and the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Molecular Science.

MIEX® reduces dissolved organic carbon (DOC) which is the main cause of colour, taste and odour in drinking water. Put simply, it works like a magnet, attracting dissolved matter in the water.

By removing these undesirables there is less need for chlorine, the water is clearer and the taste is also improved.

MIEX® delivers:

• Cost effective removal of dissolved organic carbon
• Significant reductions in disinfection by-product formation
• Colour reduction
• A continuous and flexible process that can adjust to wide variations in raw water quality
• Significantly reduced coagulant doses and chemical volumes
• Reduction in chlorine demand for disinfection

The resin can also be recycled through the plant again and again, removing the need for large resin stocks.