The company has awarded the contract for the pilot project to Bluewater Bio for a full scale trial at its Bolsover Sewage Treatment Works, starting on 6 November.
The site serves a population equivalent of 10,000, and Bluewater Bio’s Filterclear will be used for 100 per cent of the flow.
The trial is part of a wider initiative being managed by UK Water Industry Research Ltd (UKWIR) on behalf of several major water and sewerage companies in the UK.
As part of the National Chemical Investigation Programme (CIP) the feasibility and cost implications in achieving a Total Phosphorus level of 0.1 mg/L will be evaluated, with the outcome of the trials aiding in determining the strategy the respective water companies’ implement when addressing phosphorus removal in the future.
Phosphorus removal is a key focus for many sewerage companies at the moment as discharge consents on it are being tightened as a result of regulation under the EU Water Framework Directive.
Bluewater Bio commercial director Fergus Rooksby said: “We are delighted to work with Yorkshire Water on what is a very important area of interest for the industry as a whole.
“With increasingly stringent discharge coming into place for phosphorus removal across the UK and Europe, economically viable and sustainable approaches need to be examined and evaluated.”
A version of this story first appeared on wwtonline.