Moray Coast Wastewater, Treatment Project, Scotland, United Kingdom
Key Data:
Treatment works
3 x wastewater treatment plants, 1 x sludge treatment plant
WWTP type
SBR
Sewerage construction
46km pumping mains, 8km gravity sewers
Sea outfalls
14 x short sea outfall replacement / extension, 2 x long sea outfall
Moray West (Lossiemouth) capacity
419L/s (36,200m³/d)
Moray East (Buckie) capacity
165L/s (14,256m³/d)
Banff / Macduff (Macduff) capacity
110L/s (9,504m³/d)
Combined capacity
694L/s (59,960m³/d)
BOD
<35mg/L
COD
<125mg/L
Raw sewage treatment capacity
10,000m³/d
Sludge thickening equipment
Series 7000 Klampress (3-belt press)
Drier operating temperature
220°C
Input sludge cake DS
17%
Treated sludge DS
92%
Project cost
£60 million
Project Timeline:
Catchment become "Preferred Bidder"
1999-2000
Project development phase
2000-01
Concession and contracts signed, construction commences
25 June 2001
WWTPs and main pumping stations completed and commissioned
Aug - Sept 2002
Smaller pumping stations completed and commissioned
Nov 2002 - Jan 2003
Additional stormwater provision
Jan - April 2004
Key Players:
Client
Scottish Water
Main contractor
Catchment Consortium
Funding institution
Abbey National
Main Catchment Consortium partners
United Utilities, AWG Project Investments (formerly Morrison Construction, PFI), International Water
Project and asset management
Catchment
EPC contractor
Bechtel-Morrison JV
Design and commissioning
Bechtel
Construction
AWG Construction (formerly Morrison Construction)
Operation
United Utilities
Pumps
Europumps, ITT-Flygt
Screens
Longwood Engineering
Sludge belt presses
Simon Hartley
Sludge dryer
Sagers
Sludge disposal
Snowie
Other construction
Gleeson and Ennstone Thistle
