Aeration and IFAS
Northumbrian Water - Seaton Carew STW
Scope of services
- Replace FBDA and install IFAS system
- Design
- Manufacture
- Installation
- Commission
Scope of delivery
- Remove existing FBDA
- Replace air header pipework, associated valves and droppers
- Install 135 Aquaconsult Aerostrip Q3.5-EU and 5 Q1.5-EU diffusers into each of the 4 x ASP lanes
- On-site erection of ‘flat-packed’ IFAS cages
- Install IFAS cage guides and cages
Specifics
- All IFAS cages and pipework of Grade 304 stainless steel
- 4 x ASP lanes per ASP, 4 cages per lane - total 16 cages
- 11,280 sq. metres of Biotextil curtains
- Increases biomass under aeration by 23%
Technical data
- Uprating of existing activated-sludge plant to treat a greater load
- Discharge permit 3 mg/l Ammonia (from March 2020)
- Population Equivalent 250,000 (2028 Design Horizon)
- Maximum flow of 82,080 cubic metres per day
Client
Interserve on behalf of Nothumbrian Water
Completion
April 2016