Pipex Adoptable Packaged Pumping Stations Installation

Pipex provided new sewage facilities at Creux Mahie on the Isle of Guernsey, UK, as part of a larger project to implement the first ever full sewage treatment system for the Isle. The sewage works at Creux Mahie require upgrading, because at present waste is deposited at a short sea outfall at the cliffs of Torvetal, but being so close to the shore, this has caused many problems for those who live nearby and for those who make use of this area. The new facilities, fabricated by Pipex, will improve this system by directing sewage to a larger pumping station at Belle Greve, which has a long sea outfall, depositing waste away from any public and/or residential area.
Pipex supplied and fabricated a waste water treatment system consisting of:

1 No. Polypropylene (PP-H) debris chamber, 2M ø x 5.5M deep
1 No. PP-H Storage chamber, 4M ø x 6M deep
1 No. PP-H Pumping station 4M ø x 7M deep
2 No. PP-H Penstock chambers,1.8M ø x 2.8M deep and 1.8M ø x 4.5M deep
1 No. PP-H Emptying point, .9M ø x 1.2M deep

Due to the size of the tanks, and the narrow roads on the island of Guernsey the roads leading into Creux Mahie had to be closed on the morning of each delivery. Thanks to the light weight nature of Pipex products this disruption was kept to a minimum as our tanks were delivered in 2 loads. If the tanks had been made from traditional materials such as concrete or steel then the closures would have been longer and more disruptive with multiple loads and lorries travelling to Creux Mahie.

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