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i s e v e n m or e i m p ort a nt n o w, a s 2 0 2 0 c o nti n u e s t o e v ol v e i nt o a y e ar t h at n o- o n e c o ul d h a v e pr e di ct e d. H o w e v er, t h er e ar e still s o m e p o siti v e si g n s t h at d e m o n str at e t h e i n d o mit a bilit y of t h e h u m a n s pirit.
At Gr u n df os, w e h a v e al w a ys s u p p ort e d i n n o v ati o n a n d w e ar e pr o u d of o ur r e p ut ati o n of b ei n g at t h e f or efr o nt of p u m p t e c h n ol o g y. T his is n o w m a nif esti n g its elf i n a m or e pr of o u n d w a y, as t h e P o ul D u e J e ns e n F o u n d ati o n (t h e Gr u n df os F o u n d ati o n) h a v e r e c e ntl y pl e d g e d t o e x p a n d t h eir d o n ati o n r e mit T his m e a ns t h at i n t his Gr u n df os’ 7 5t h a n ni v ers ar y y e ar, t h e F o u n d ati o n h a v e pl e d g e d a h u g e £ 2 5 m, t o s u p p ort r es e ar c h i nt o C O VI D- 1 9.
It is still u n cl e ar as t o w h e n w e mi g ht b e c o m pl et el y cl e ar of t his d e a dl y s p e ctr e, b ut w e d o b eli e v e t h at if w e st a n d s h o ul d er-t o-s h o ul d er ( m et a p h ori c all y s p e a ki n g) w e c a n c oll e cti v el y c o m b at t his sil e nt kill er a n d it is u p t o all of us t o m a k e w h at e v er c o ntri b uti o n i n w h at e v er w a y w e c a n.
D o u bl e S c otti s h w a st e w at e r wi n f o r W P L O
Aft er c o m pl eti o n, t h e ass ets will b e m o v e d o ffsit e f or p ot e nti al f ut ur e us e. It w as d e ci d e d t o a c q uir e t h e ass ets b y p urc h as e b e c a us e t h e y c a n b e m o v e d fr o m sit e- t o-sit e f or t e m p or ar y or p er m a n e nt a p pli c ati o ns.
S c ottis h W at er h as a n u m b er of s m all er sit es w h er e u p gr a d es ar e b ei n g c arri e d o ut a n d t h e tr a nsf er a bilit y of t h e t a n ks will e ns ur e t h e utilit y o pti mis es its i n v est m e nt o v er t h e l o n g-t er m.
nsit e w ast e w at er tr e at m e nt s p e ci alist W P L h as s e e n a n u ps wi n g i n c o ntr a cts a w ar d e d t hr o u g h its S c ottis h W at er fr a m e w or k i n t h e l ast 1 2
m o nt hs. T h e l ar g est of t w o r e c e nt c o ntr a cts is f or t h e p urc h as e of W P L H y bri d- S A F t e c h n ol o g y t o b e i nst all e d i niti all y o n t h e Wi n c h b ur g h e x p a nsi o n pr oj e ct.
T h e fl e xi bl e, m o d ul ar u nits ar e r e q uir e d f or a mi ni m u m of t hr e e y e ars at t his f ast- gr o wi n g r esi d e nti al d e v el o p m e nt i n W est L ot hi a n b ut c o ul d r e m ai n i n us e f or u p t o t e n. T h e y ar e r e q uir e d t o tr e at e xc ess fl o w a n d l o a d w hilst t h e sit e is i n t h e c o nstr u cti o n p h as e.
T h e u nits will r u n i n p ar all el wit h t h e e xisti n g pl a nt s er vi n g Wi n c h b ur g h, t a ki n g t h e t ot al c a p a cit y of t h e w or ks t o 5, 8 0 0 p o p ul ati o n e q ui v al e nt ( P E) a n d pr o vi di n g i nt er m e di at e c a p a cit y of 2, 8 0 0 P E, w hi c h will b e s u ffi ci e nt u p t o J u n e 2 0 2 2. T h e vill a g e’s ori gi n al 3, 0 0 0-str o n g p o p ul ati o n is e x p e ct e d t o gr o w t o 8, 2 4 3 b y 2 0 2 3, s o S c ottis h W at er n e e ds t o r e d u c e l o a di n g o n t h e tri c kli n g filt ers alr e a d y i n pl a c e.
A n e w l ar g er w ast e w at er tr e at m e nt w or ks is pl a n n e d f or a sit e n e xt t o t h e e xisti n g o n e a n d will st art o p er ati n g b y t h e e n d of 2 0 2 2. It will b e siz e d f or t h e 1 6, 3 8 9 P E r e q uir e d b y 2 0 3 2.
S c ottis h W at er s a ys t h e c urr e nt sit e h as c o m e t o t h e e n d of its lif e a n d t h e utilit y w a nts t o b uil d t h e n e w w or ks t o s u p p ort t h e l o c al c o m m u nit y as it c o nti n u es t o gr o w a n d fl o uris h. I n t h e l o n g er t er m t h e W P L H y bri d- S A F u nits c a n b e tr a nsf err e d t o ot h er sit es w h er e e xtr a c a p a cit y is r e q uir e d t o e ns ur e e n vir o n m e nt al c o m pli a n c e d uri n g r ef ur bis h m e nt or d u e t o p o p ul ati o n gr o wt h.
T h e n e e d f or fl e xi bl e ass ets w as als o b e hi n d a s e c o n d c o ntr a ct wit h R oss-s hir e E n gi n e eri n g f or t h e p urc h as e of c o ni c al t a n ks f or a S c ottis h W at er pr oj e ct i n A b erc hir d er, A b er d e e ns hir e. T h e u nits will i niti all y pr o vi d e t e m p or ar y s ettl e m e nt a b o v e- gr o u n d d uri n g r ef ur bis h m e nt of t h e e xisti n g a cti v at e d sl u d g e pl a nt s er vi n g t h e vill a g e.
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A n dr e w H a y w o o d, utilit y s al es m a n a g er, W P L s ai d, “ O ur s u c c ess i n wi n ni n g t h es e c o ntr a cts d e m o nstr at es t h e v ers atilit y a n d fl e xi bilit y of W P L’s w ast e w at er tr e at m e nt s yst e ms a n d w e l o o k f or w ar d t o c o nti n ui n g o ur cl os e r el ati o ns hi p wit h S c ottis h W at er. T h e m o d ul ar n at ur e of o ur e q ui p m e nt m e a ns it c a n fit i nt o t h e m ost c o nstr ai n e d sit e f o ot pri nts, w h et h er o n n e w d e v el o p m e nts or at r e m ot e r ur al w or ks.
“ T h e W P L H y bri d- S A F u nits c a n b e tr a nsf err e d o ffsit e f or us e els e w h er e at a l at er d at e, e ns uri n g t h er e will b e n o str a n d e d ass ets o n c e a p er m a n e nt s yst e m is p ut i n pl a c e. T his fits wit h S c ottis h W at er’s pl a ns f or a r olli n g i n v est m e nt str at e g y w hi c h will t a k e a m u c h m or e l o n g-t er m p ers p e cti v e o n t h e c o u ntr y’s w at er a n d w ast e w at er n e e ds.”
M o d ul ar W P L H y bri d- S A F w ast e w at er tr e at m e nt u nits will b e i nst all e d o n t h e Wi n c h b ur g h e x p a nsi o n pr oj e ct.
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