Free Upgrade Delivers Right-Sized Treatment and 1.01 kg of Phosphate Reduction
A five-bedroom Somerset home registered for WCI’s free upgrade scheme. Creative access solutions and careful reinstatement delivered a right-sized system at zero cost.
Summary
- 1.01 kg TP/year - phosphate reduction achieved
- £0 cost to the homeowner under WCI's free upgrade scheme
- GRAF 7PE one2clean replacing an oversized 12PE VSM plant
- 100 patio slabs carefully removed and replaced during installation
Project in numbers
1.01 kg TP/year
Phosphate reduction achieved
£0
Cost to homeowner
100
Patio slabs carefully removed and replaced
Overview
The owners of a five-bedroom house in the River Parrett catchment registered for the WCI Nutrient Neutrality free upgrade scheme wanting to modernise their treatment plant and contribute to phosphate reduction. The project required creative access solutions.
The Challenge
The existing 12PE VSM plant was oversized for a property no longer operating as a bed and breakfast. The rear garden required a grab lorry to lift machinery over a wall, with concrete stockpiled in a narrow gateway – all during one of the wettest weeks of the year.
The WCI Solution
The original plant was decommissioned and backfilled, 100 patio slabs and raised flower beds carefully removed, and the new GRAF 7PE one2clean installed and surrounded in concrete with a discreetly sited blower kiosk. All patio slabs were replaced and the garden fully reinstated.
The Outcome
1.01 kg TP per year phosphate reduction confirmed at a follow-up visit.
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Dan Drury
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