Reedbed refurbishment

Client: BSW Timber

2011 ongoing

Project outline

This large timber yard has a reedbed that has been in place for a few years and is designed to treat the wastewater from the yard, which includes a lot of sawdust and liquor from the bark chippings.

The reedbed had ceased to function effectively as the waste water was bypassing the inlet to the reedbed and a lot of soil had accumulated close to the inlet area.

JPR re-engineered the inlet and divided the existing bed into 2 compartments. This will allow half the reedbed to be rested at any one time, which will enable soil mineralisation to take place.

The reedbed is large being half a hectare in size and is now, subject to the re-engineering, working very well at treating the waste water from this site.

We can provide reedbed refurbishment and reedbed maintenance services as well as reedbed design and planting services.

For more information and advice please call us on 01453 811537 or email us.