A new scheme to improve the capacity and efficiency of a West Sussex wastewater treatment works in the UK will boost local river water quality, reduce storm overflows and keep up with population growth.
The £1.4 million (€1.6 million) project at Southern Water's Henfield site will allow the works to treat more wastewater and provide extra storm water storage so more flows can remain on site during heavy and sustained rainfall before being fully treated.
This will significantly reduce the use of storm overflows into the local environment, which happens to avoid the flooding of communities.
Project manager for the water company, Robin Woodward, said: “We know how important it is to protect and enhance our precious environment across the areas we serve. This is just one of several schemes in West Sussex, and it will have a big impact on the capacity and efficiency of this site.”
This work is being carried out by GTb which is a joint venture between Galliford Try Environment and Binnies UK.
Pat Leonard, project manager for GTb, added: “We are pleased to be working collaboratively with Southern Water on this project to improve the River Adur’s water quality and meet Environment Agency targets.”
The work is expected to take around a year to complete, and during the scheme there will be increased vehicle movements to the site.
Increasing capacity at wastewater treatment plant
