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News Release from: Black and Veatch
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 October 2005
Environmental improvement project for
Margate
A joint venture effort between Black and Veatch and Costain has been awarded the contract for the Margate and Broadstairs Wastewater Treatment Scheme at a target cost of GBP66M
A joint venture effort between Black and Veatch and Costain has been awarded the Contract for the Margate and Broadstairs Wastewater Treatment Scheme at a target cost of GBP66M The scheme will bring unprecedented environmental improvements to the area, with significant benefits to tourism and the local economy, a company official said today
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 11 Feb 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The effort also will enable the client, Southern Water, to meet the requirements of ever-changing environmental legislation.
Within the integrated joint venture, Black and Veatch will be responsible for design and for supply and installation of the plant, with Costain responsible for civil construction.
"This project builds on our recent success at Reading Wastewater Treatment Works and the many projects carried out with Costain for Southern Water as part of their K3 programme," said Martin Ellis, design project manager for Black and Veatch.
"We are pleased to be working with the same team again".
The scheme involves the upgrade of pumping stations at Broadstairs and Margate, a sea outfall and 24km of new pipelines.
A new 120,000pe wastewater treatment plant will be built next to the existing plant at Weatherlees, which already treats wastewater from Ramsgate, Deal and Sandwich.
The new plant will process the 20 million litres of wastewater per day coming from Margate and Broadstairs in order to meet the standards of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.
Wastewater is pumped 11km to Weatherlees where the activated sludge process is followed by final settlement and disinfection using ultraviolet light before being pumped back to Margate WTW for discharge through the existing long sea outfall.
Sludge handling at both the new and existing works will be upgraded and a new 1.8 m diameter storm outfall will be tunnelled 600 m out to sea from Margate.
Ellis said Scheme Compliance is scheduled for October 2007 with take-over in January 2008.
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