A good hotel needs a good, reliable hotel wastewater treatment plant. Without one, a hotel wouldn’t function. Big or small, a hotel of any size creates plenty of wastewater. Hotel wastewater comes from all the ensuite bathrooms, the kitchen, the bar, the laundry room, the gym, the swimming pool…the list goes on! With such a …
Schools throughout England, Scotland Wales and Ireland are busting at the seams. The Irish Education Minister estimates €40m in new classroom accommodation and school sewage treatment facilities is needed. So with the inevitable expansion and building of new schools comes the planning and installation of its vital facilities. It’s safe to say that a new school simply …
According to a market report carried out in 2017, business is better now in the caravan and holiday parks industry than since the boom years of 2008. Across the UK and Ireland staycations have taken on a greater appeal since the recession as a less expensive alternative to a holiday abroad. In 2017, rural hotspots and popular beach …
A blocked soakaway is something none of us wish to encounter but it can happen to the best of us! Even if you take good care of your wastewater treatment system, external factors can come into play and wreak havoc on your soakaway. This article will shed some light on how to spot a blocked soakaway …
Any sewage discharge to surface water (rivers/streams) must first be treated by an onsite wastewater treatment plant to prevent pollution. This article highlights the current rules and regulations for any systems with wastewater discharge to surface water in the UK. Septic tanks with discharge to surface water Septic tanks that discharge directly to surface water are no longer …
Wastewater treatment improves and purifies used water to make it fit to use again or send back to the environment. It can flow to surface water (rivers and streams) or to groundwater under the land surface. When untreated wastewater ends up back in the environment it causes water pollution and this affects all living creatures. Water pollution has …
Commercial sewage treatment is the process of removing pollutants from wastewater produced by commercial properties. All wastewater ends up back in the environment but before it does it needs to undergo treatment to reduce harmful effects on the environment. Commercial properties include schools, hotels, golf courses, office blocks and other premises used by larger groups of people. As …
Home sewage treatment systems come in all shapes and sizes, so which one is best for your needs? Ireland is a rural country, which is why nearly half a million households are not connected to a public sewage system. The UK is more urbanised, but many people remain unconnected to a public sewage system, too. …
At Biocell Water, we’re proud to sell a range of effluent plants. So how do they work? The technology behind effluent plants can look like magic to the uninitiated. Through a long and thorough process, what starts off as wastewater can be reused over and over. Understanding how it works can help you appreciate all …
Oil interceptor installation (or oil separator installation) can make forecourts safer. However, the law surrounding their installation is sometimes misunderstood. The issue with regulations surrounding oil interceptor installation is that online legislation and best practice advice from SEPA, NetRegs, and other British government bodies appear contradictory. While the law surrounding oil interceptor installation is quite …