Filtration & Separation, Vol.45, No.3, 34-35, 2008
Membranne bioreactors: Ten years after
The municipal sewage treatment plant at Porlock in the South West of the UK is the oldest continuously operating full scale submerged MBR plant in Europe. Operated by Wessex Water, it now celebrates its 10th anniversary serving a population of 3,800 people. Kubota Membranes, responsible for the technology behind the success, take a look at how the plant is coping ten years on.