WCS Group
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Hybrid-SAF technology selected for sensitive Scottish site
Technology from wastewater treatment specialist WCS Environmental Engineering (WCSEE) has been selected by Scottish Water to deliver a tightened ammonia removal consent at a village treatment works. The updated consent has led the public utility to upgrade Edgehead wastewater treatment works (WwTW) in Midlothian, east of Edinburgh. The upgrade will involve the delivery and installation […]
Wastewater system selected for landmark logistics scheme
WCS Environmental Engineering technology has been selected to deliver wastewater treatment at a landmark industrial development in east London. Momentum is a strategic logistics scheme transforming a 20-acre brownfield site next to the River Thames in Rainham. Being delivered by HBD and Barings in joint venture partnership, Momentum will comprise four units and is designed […]
Temporary biological treatment ensures compliance during refurbishment
Hired technology from WCS Environmental Engineering (WCSEE) is ensuring a wastewater treatment works in a picturesque Cotswolds village maintains strict compliance while undergoing a refurbishment. Blockley village is within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in Gloucestershire, UK. Its wastewater treatment plant serves a population equivalent of 2,360 and is currently being refurbished […]
Managing variable wastewater flows from festival venue
Wastewater treatment technology from WCS Environmental Engineering is delivering enhanced ammonia removal at a village treatment works which manages seasonal flows and loads. Severn Trent’s Blymhill wastewater treatment works in Staffordshire serves a catchment that includes Weston Park, a 17th century country house set in 1,000 acres of parkland, that hosts large outdoor events such as […]
Ammonia removal success leads to equipment purchase
Wastewater treatment technology hired to provide enhanced ammonia removal at a village works has been purchased permanently by Wessex Water. The water utility, which serves south-west England, hired two Hybrid-SAF™ – submerged aerated filter – units from WCS Environmental Engineering to provide tertiary treatment at Pewsey Water Recycling Centre, Wiltshire. The units replaced two ageing […]
Onsite biological treatment will enhance river quality
Technology from WCS Environmental Engineering has been selected by United Utilities to deliver biological treatment at a new wastewater treatment works. The UK utility is investing £8.2 million in the new facility in the village of Chipping in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, a capital project designed to manage the area’s recent and future population growth. […]
Treatment plant timer cuts village hall energy use
A village hall set in the picturesque Wye Valley area of outstanding natural beauty in Herefordshire, UK, is benefiting from a simple energy-saving adjustment made to its onsite wastewater treatment system. Bishopswood Village Hall has been served by a package treatment plant from WCS Environmental Engineering’s HiPAF - high performance aerated filter - range since 2000. The […]
Portable SAFs ensure environmental protection during upgrade
Technology from water recycling specialist WCS Environmental Engineering has been selected to maintain ammonia consent standards during an upgrade of a village treatment works. Severn Trent Water is upgrading the wastewater recycling plant serving Albrighton in Shropshire, UK. Planned for the end of 2022, the project will be undertaken by the utility’s contracting partner, construction […]
UV treatment selected for care home wastewater
Cornwall business located in environmentally sensitive area. New discharge point brings stricter permit requirements. Ultraviolet system will add additional treatment stage.