Case Study
East Sussex Care Home
Faced with Environment Agency intervention, our client urgently needed to replace its outdated sewage treatment system.
The Problem
Consequences
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Benefits
Metcor delivered comprehensive surveying, testing, installation and follow-on maintenance services.
The problem:
- Existing system was old and in very poor condition
- Previous contractor had carried out incomplete modifications
- Ill-conceived upgrade choice
- Lack of effective maintenance
Consequences:
- Increased number of breakdowns
- Failure to comply with the terms of the Environment Agency permit for the site
- Pollution of the local environment
- Contamination of the adjacent ditch
- Environment Agency intervention to prevent the site from discharging
Phase 1
Initial steps to scope out project:
Maintain
- Assess the existing system and develop a monthly maintenance regime to provide a short-term improvement in reliability
Assess
- Carry out a Flows & Loads Survey and Analysis of the entire site
Develop
- Work with WPL to develop a specification for a replacement system that would meet the stringent final effluent quality required by the Environment Agency (10mg/l BOD, 15mg/l Suspended Solids, 5mg/l ammoniacal nitrogen)
Present
- Present our detailed proposal to client setting out a solution with a project value of over £180,000
Phase 2
Solving pressing issues and prep for installation:
Tankering
- Begin daily tankering of system to ensure no discharge and no further pollution
Maintenance
- Increase maintenance
Sampling
- Carry out weekly sampling of final effluent
Support
- Work with client estates department to develop a business case that would help them secure capital funding at Director level
Plan
- Secure provisional manufacturing slot for replacement sewage treatment plant in anticipation of being instructed
Instruction
- Secure instruction from client following competitive tender process
Phase 3
- Place order for specialist sewage treatment plant
- Prepare CPP and RAMS for approval be client CDM consultant
- Pre-start meeting with site maintenance and client M&E Surveyor
- Allocate experienced resources
- Strip down and refurbish existing Mono munchers
- Weekly inspections to monitor performance
- Coordinate deliveries of all plant, materials, concrete and equipment
- Set start date for site works
- Kick-off project
Benefits to the site
- Impact of successful installation
- A professionally designed and installed turnkey solution
- Cessation of localised pollution
- Dramatically reduced ongoing maintenance costs
- Increased reliability
