South Staffs Water has reached a major milestone in a treatment works upgrade with the completion of the final part of installation for an innovative and environmentally sustainable water-filtration system.
Photo: Ceramic membrane water filtration system a twater treatment works
The water company has installed a new ceramic-membrane water filtration system at one of its sites, the first retrofit of its kind at an existing water treatment works in the UK.
The filtration system is designed to further enhance water quality, increase the efficiency of the water treatment process and improve reliability.
South Staffs said the new treatment process will also significantly reduce energy consumption, reduce carbon emissions and help to achieve its ambition of net-zero carbon emissions by 2030.
The final separation plates have been installed, allowing the utility to separate the old treatment process from the new one.
On a recent visit to the treatment works with members of the board, new managing director Elena Karpathakis commented:
"This system will allow us to continue to meet our commitment to customers to deliver clean, high-quality water that also enables us to reduce our carbon emissions. The ceramic filter, which differs from traditional sand-filtration systems, is more environmentally friendly and it will allow us to save 1,000 tonnes of carbon a year."
The project was part of a £63 million investment by South Staffs in the AMP7 2020-25 investment period to upgrade treatment works and clean 100km of mains in its region. The investment has been aided by funding contributions from Severn Trent and funding from the Green Recovery Fund from Ofwat.
Over the next five years of AMP8 from 2025 to 2030, the company will invest £926 million across South Staffs and Cambridge (part of South Staffordshire Plc) to protect water supplies, safeguard the resilience and health of its infrastructure, improve customer service and enhance the environment.
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