Southern Water is refurbishing reed beds at Godshill Wastewater Treatment Works, investing more than £240,000 in the project to help ensure wastewater returned to the environment is cleaner than ever.
The work to refurbish the existing reed beds began last month and is expected to complete by the end of April.
Reed beds are used to give wastewater flowing through the treatment works an extra clean before it is recycled into the environment. The reeds send oxygen into the gravel through their roots, helping break down any impurities in the wastewater as it flows through.
Robin Woodward, Southern Water Project Manager, said:
“Reed beds are a great way of harnessing natural processes to provide enhanced wastewater treatment. The ones at Godshill will give an extra polish to the treated wastewater that leaves the site.”
