Strabane WwTW Case Study
28/05/2021
Spaans Babcock were awarded the project by BSG Civil Engineering to ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป, ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐. The Shared Waters Enhancement & Loughs Legacy (SWELL) project is funded by the EU INTERREG VA programme.
Excessive flows arriving at Strabane WwTW caused regular flooding and the loss of untreated sewage load at Strabane WwTW is a significant potential source of wastewater pollution to the Foyle Estuary, contributing towards the failure to meet Water Framework Directive โGoodโ status. The new screw pumps will improve flow management, cater for peak flows, and alleviate the pollution issues providing environmental protection for the Foyle Estuary.
Compact screws are fully assembled at Spaans Babcock factory which ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐น ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐. With this design all three compact screws were lifted from transport and installed in just one day. The integrated condition monitoring system was then commissioned remotely via a profinet system.
At the peak of the pandemic on the 27th April 2020, BSG working in conjunction with Northern Ireland Water Project Team were able to complete handover over the contracted works ahead of schedule and on budget to NI Water Ops Team.