More white cesspit tankers on the roads
The States has spent £2.8m. on a fleet of new cesspit tankers.
Fifteen will be rolled out on to local roads shortly and the new recruits to the fleet will signal a permanent change to white vehicles rather than the traditional yellow.
Yellow tankers have to be painted as such, at a cost, and so have been phased out over recent years.
‘We had a backlog of investment due to Covid and supply issues in the UK, which is why we have 15 at once,’ said Guernsey Water business change manager Andrea Simpson.
‘By having the new trucks, they reduce our maintenance and the amount of time that the vehicles are off the road, improving supply chain and so we can get parts easier.
‘White is a much cleaner colour and it allows us to decorate at a later time with signage or messaging.’
Guernsey Water has 40 trucks running at a time, clearing 50m. litres of waste water every month.
The trucks have a stainless-steel tank and hot-dipped galvanised tank cradle and bandings, which are the most resistant to corrosion. This new design is an improvement on prior construction.
Last month 36 drivers, despite two bank holidays, collected 52.9m. litres from 5,500 cesspits and transported it to emptying points to be disposed of through the waste water network.
