Monday, 6 March, 2023 Author: Gerry Rowe
Pumping Macerated Solids (sewage down the toilet OR stuff put through garbage disposals). It is more cost-effective and less problematic to separate the sewage from the water and pump water only when or if a situation arises. We usually avoid pumping raw sewage to a treatment plant unless the treatment plant is twice...
Wednesday, 1 February, 2023 Author: Gerry Rowe
Whilst many businesses strive to be process-driven, ensuring consistent and expected outputs, the ever-changing demands from customers, clients, staff and stakeholders etc, continue to put pressure on the ‘daily grind’. It can feel like a ‘safe space’ for many workers and business owners to know their exact tasks for...
Tuesday, 6 December, 2022 Author: Gerry Rowe
According to the Environment Agency, 97.1% of bathing waters in England have passed water quality standards following testing at over 400 designated sites carried out by the Environment Agency (EA). These New statistics show the number of designated bathing waters meeting the highest quality standard is the most since...
Wednesday, 9 November, 2022 Author: Michael Quinn
View this flow chart as a pdf by clicking this link. We thought it might be helpful for you to be able to identify which kind of private sewage system you have. We know you don't always know when you inherit these systems with a new home. And it can be helpful to understand whether or not your existing system complies...
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Wednesday, 28 September, 2022 Author: Gerry Rowe
Congratulations on passing your HGV Test Danny! Well done! We are very proud of all our teams for their achievements. #sharingagoodthing Maybe you'll see him when he comes to empty your cesspit, septic tank or treatment plant! Make sure you say hello. Take a look at our tank emptying services.
Monday, 26 September, 2022 Author: Gerry Rowe
Our Gerry explains how surface water is getting into our drains and overwhelming our sewage systems. "Millions and millions of litres of rainwater and surface water from a storm and rains would break up any treatment plant and overwhelm it." See a written explanation below.
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Monday, 12 September, 2022 Author: Gerry Rowe
At ASL Limited, we are passionate about dealing with rainwater, surface water, and roof water mixing with sewage to save the planet – by looking after our rivers, land, and seas. I have found it difficult over the years but have continually tried, undeterred, to explain the detrimental effects of surface rainwater...
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Monday, 22 August, 2022 Author: Gerry Rowe
A pumping station is an intermediate collecting chamber for wastewater or surface water that needs to be pumped to another location. A pump station is used where the collecting point for surface water is lower than the sewer disabling the use of gravity. A pumping chamber can also be an additional step in the...
Friday, 19 August, 2022 Author: Gerry Rowe
It's important to make sure that surface water is not draining into your private sewage system via gaps in the inspection chamber surround or cracks in the chamber walls. Specially designed waterproof lids can keep out rainwater ingress, even when the manhole lid is flush with ground level.
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Thursday, 18 August, 2022 Author: Gerry Rowe
We supply and install concrete rings with talk strip joints (strips of tar) between every joint. Benefits of concrete rings: Not prone to fatigue. [See our blog on fatigue] Not prone to movement. No need for a concrete surround. We also install concrete sections for smaller pumping stations or inspection chambers on...
