Commercial Wastewater Treatment Plant

Located in Sutherland between Bonar Bridge and Lochinver, the Oykel Bridge Hotel offers guests an opportunity to see some of the most beautiful scenery in the Scottish Highlands. The hotel reopened on April 26th 2021, after remaining closed for the remainder of 2020. The hotel was looking at upgrading its septic tank with a commercial wastewater treatment plant as part of its improvements and development.

As a non-departmental public body, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) ensures that the environment and human health are protected. Sustainable economic development in Scotland relies on the sustainable management of a range of natural resources and services. 

To minimize the risk of contamination of local waterways, the ammonia concentration for this application must reach a dilution level of 5 mg/l.

Moray Munro, the contractor, had already worked with Tricel on past projects and was satisfied with the solutions provided. Indeed, he had installed a domestic wastewater treatment plant through Highland Plumbing and Heating Supplies, a Merchant in Tain.

How did Tricel help?

To meet the required treatment level, the Tricel Maxus commercial wastewater treatment system was chosen. It uses a Submerged Aerated Filter (SAF) system with a control panel E-III which controls all electrical components of the plant. It is easy to install and comes with various configuration options that can be tailored to nearly any site. As well as being easy to use, it can also be easily maintained.

They are designed to handle wastewater exceeding 50 Population Equivalent (PE).

To ensure that the plant was designed and specified to meet the needs of the hotel, we sized a 92PE Tricel Maxus wastewater treatment plant system with a buffer tank to meet an ammonia level of 5mg/L.

During off-peak seasons, energy costs are also reduced because the pumps on the tank work with the flow. We have designed our wastewater treatment plants to handle seasonal loads and constant loads. The control panel will be optimized automatically according to the amount of incoming loads and effluent strength.