£3m. Guernsey Water project in St Saviour’s
AN AVERAGE of 10m. litres of drinking water will be produced per day once a £3m. project is completed at the St Saviour’s water treatment works.
Over the next couple of years, Guernsey Water will be undertaking a phased refurbishment of the site beneath the reservoir, switching from membrane filtration to rapid gravity filtration and ultraviolet disinfection.
The current system has come to the end of its life and the new process, similar to that recently installed at Juas treatment works, has been found to operate more effectively, with lower costs and fewer chemicals used.
‘Our phased approach to the refurbishment will mean that while parts of the site are worked on, others can still be online to meet our customers’ demand for quality drinking water,’ said Guernsey Water capital delivery manager Carl Falla.
‘Our primary aim is to achieve a balance between maintaining output and allowing the complex improvement works to progress efficiently.’
Water treatment works have been reviewed to ensure high-quality water is provided at an affordable whole life cost with the lowest environmental impact.
Mr Falla said there would be no disruption to water supplies while the work takes place.
‘We want to reassure islanders that while this is a major technical project for Guernsey Water, the quality or availability of water supplies will not be affected while works are carried out. This complex project is being managed and carried out by our staff in nearly all areas.’
The island’s three water treatment works are at St Saviour’s, Juas and King’s Mills.
