Water & Wastewater Treatment

INDUSTRY NEWS 9 February 2014 Water & Wastewater Treatment wwtonline.co.uk Shannon pump upgrade contract signed A contract for the upgrade of four pump stations as part of the Shannon Town Sewerage Scheme has been signed by Clare County Council. The £850k (€1.02M) contract with Glan Agua was originally tendered under the new Public Works Contracts, and is programmed for completion in nine months. The existing pumping stations were constructed pre-1970. The Council says the upgrade will contribute to the safe and reliable operation of the wider sewerage scheme. Tom Coughlan, Clare County manager said, "Completion of this portion of the scheme will represent the first step in upgrading the overall Shannon sewerage scheme which is necessary for continued social and economic growth and expansion in Shannon. It is hoped that Irish Water will continue to invest in the Shannon scheme as a priority to ensure that Shannon is well served in respect of wastewater capacity for the foreseeable future." Funding for the newly signed contract is to be provided by Irish Water, which assumed responsibility for delivery of water and sewerage schemes throughout Ireland on 1 January 2014. • WWT's Water Ireland 2014 conference takes place on 27 March, see page 27 Paddy Brow, Head of Asset Strategy & NIAMP4 Project Manager, Northern Ireland Water and Non-executive Director of UKWIR commented: "WWT has always been a rich source of information on what others are doing across the industry. The new Project Focus section will really help the engineers and scientists that passionately strive to progress the UK water industry to more easily access the essential information that they crave. This includes innovative projects that overcome problems and deliver better services and value to the sector." WWT is changing. We gave selected readers a sneak preview of the new magazine and asked what they thought. "WWT has always been a rich source of information..." Brand new look launching at iweX 2014 Pre-register free at www.iwex.co.uk WWT-teaserad4-88x270mm.indd 1 16/01/2014 15:38 Treatment system delivers gully-waste first A specialist water treatment system has helped delivered a UK- first in road sweeping and gully waste recycling. Eastern Waste Disposal (EWD) has installed the dedicated recycling plant in the Essex coastal town of Brightlingsea. The system uses proven washing and water treatment processes from waste processing specialist CDEnviro to recycle road sweepings, gully waste and trommel fines (fine residues). EWD's technical sales manager, Darren Eastwood said, "We don't consider ourselves as simply another material processing company. "We ensure we have a complete understanding of the contamination present within each feedstock and set up our water treatment process systems to focus on these contaminants accordingly. "This ensures we always wash new waste with recycled water and ensure a consistent quality of washed product. This 'unseen' side of washing is critical to the process of recycling on a chemical level." Explaining the advantages of the new system, Carter said, "We are in a position now to improve the quality of our recycled products and create a more sustainable market for our customers. The CDEnviro system has allowed us to unlock the potential of road sweepings and treat trommel fines as a resource not just a waste." EWD's new installation at Brightlingsea can fully treat gully waste and road sweepings

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