The new Nereda plant will treat all wastewater produced in and around the town of Epe (in the east of the Netherlands), thus doubling the plant’s treatment capacity without increasing its footprint. The new plant is expected to be operational in mid-2011.
The Nereda technology, first developed in the 1990s by researchers working at Delft University of Technology, claims to use special micro-organisms which do not grow in ‘floc structures’ but in concentrated, compact granules, thus facilitating an effective wastewater treatment while reducing the consumption of energy and chemicals and the plant’s footprint.
The company claims that the technology is suitable for newly built and retrofit projects and can be used in both domestic and industrial wastewater treatment systems.
Douwe Tilkema, head of water treatment department at Water Board Veluwe, said: “The excellent quality of the treated wastewater was another reason for us to choose this new treatment technology.”
