Water Technology Engineering Ltd. (WTE) services

FilterPod sewage treatment plants are the ONLY non-electric filter sewage treatment systems in the UK. Because of this unique quality and the fact that they are polyethylene tanks, not fibreglass and that they use only natural air currents instead of electric motors, pumps or blowers, they need to be installed by a trained FilterPod sewage treatment plant installer or someone who fully understands the tank properties and the venting of the septic tank and FilterPod system. The FilterPod system installation is SITE SPECIFIC and any installation instructions are only guidelines.

As with all sewage treatment plants, the FilterPod requires servicing in order to maintain its performance year after year. Unlike most electric plant which need servicing every 6 months, the FilterPod service is performed annually and should ONLY be performed by a trained FilterPod service engineer in order that the warranty is not compromised. This servicing is not expensive but it is unlike the service for any other plant.

Failure of the soakaway drainfield is the most common cause of septic tank system failure. All soakaways fail eventually through natural causes, but there are some soakaway drainfield failures that may be covered under a householder`s Buildings Insurance Policy, if the policy includes accidental damage. WTE are experts on drainage fields, their problems and solutions and we will handle your claim for you, from your first phone-call to us to the final settlement from your Insurers.

You will probably only ever have to install an off-mains domestic sewage disposal system once in your life , so it is no surprise that most people know little or nothing about domestic sewage treatment and have little idea of their options for sewage treatment. The following pages are designed to help you with your sewage treatment and blocked soakaway problems and find solutions to them.  We hope that you find the sewage information helpful.

Sewage treatment Plant Installation, for all makes of sewage treatment systems, septic tanks and  septic tank conversion units.  Please read this general Guide to the Installation of Sewage Treatment Plants. Correct installation is ESSENTIAL. See here for steps to take for a sewage treatment plant installation.

WTE  is also an independent UK consultancy providing technical, advisory and expert witness services in the specific area of Sewage Treatment and soakaway drainfields. WTE specialises in the project analysis, design, operation and control of sewage treatment systems for both domestic and commercial sites, both in the UK and Worldwide, including joint International projects. We work within all Environmental, Building Control and Environment Agency rules, guidelines and recommendations, to deliver a complete wastewater solution to Building Consultants, Architects, Engineers and developers at very reasonable rates.

Sewage Treatment Plant Servicing, Maintenance and Repair. A sewage treatment plant service costs from £75.00 for a 6 person system. Tel. 01757 289681 (Sapphire Environmental Ltd. Accredited Sewage Plant Service Engineers.). Sapphire services all makes including Klargester, Titan, WPL, Conder, Bio Pure, PureFlo, Biorock, Allerton, Acorn, Uni, Ensign, Entec, Moduline, etc. They are the sole UK maintenance engineers for BioKube and their service engineers are British Water Accredited.

The Wastewater Treatment Process: Sewage Treatment refers to the process of removing contaminants, microorganisms and other types of pollutants from wastewater. Wastewater, or raw sewage, is water that drains from toilets, sinks, showers, baths, dishwashers, washing machines and liquid industrial waste. It is treated in a multistage process by the Water Companies that make it safe to return to the environment. The wastewater undergoes several stages in its municipal treatment process for Environmental Protection:

Wastewater Production In The UK Home: In the UK, the average person produces 150 Litres of wastewater per day. This is far more than many of our European neighbours, (Denmark averages 80 litres) but far less than the USA, where the average is 370 litres/person/day. It is also 55% more water than we used in 1980. 93% of total water consumption is used indoors, and only 7% outdoors. It is important to keep your water usage to within 150 litres/person/day, as this is the volume of water that is one of the main design criteria for sewage treatment plants.

How Sodium Binding destroys the Septic Tank Systems soakaway. On average, a houshold of 3 to 4 persons will discharge the equivalent of around 25 kilos of salt into the septic tank system`s soakaway soil each year. Within a very few years, sodium discharge begins to affect the ability of the septic tank soakaway to treat and absorb domestic sewage effluent. The amounts of sodium used, the nature of the soil, and the size of the soakaway area in the system vary, of course.