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LOCHGILPHEAD LOCHGILPHEAD WASTEWATER TREATMENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY FACILITY

Why Do We Need A New Facility? Why Do We Need A New Facility?

• To comply with the Urban WWTW (Scotland) Regulations 1994.

To comply with the Urban WWTW (Scotland) Regulations 1994.

– – Provide appropriate Waste Water Treatment by 31 Provide appropriate Waste Water Treatment by 31st

st December 2005

December 2005

• Improve upon current situation.

Improve upon current situation.

– – Remove 5 existing continuous discharge outfalls. Remove 5 existing continuous discharge outfalls. – – Provide modern works with odour control. Provide modern works with odour control. – – Provide modern sludge treatment facility for Mid Argyll. Provide modern sludge treatment facility for Mid Argyll.

LOCHGILPHEAD WASTEWATER LOCHGILPHEAD WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY TREATMENT FACILITY

Site Selection Site Selection

• Best Practicable Environmental Option

Best Practicable Environmental Option (BPEO) (BPEO)

• Site Options Consultation Exercise

Site Options Consultation Exercise

• Kilmory

Kilmory – – preferred site preferred site

Site Location Site Location

Photograph of existing site Photograph of existing site looking east to site entrance looking east to site entrance

Project Description Project Description

• Collection and transfer system, wastewater treatment

Collection and transfer system, wastewater treatment and regional sludge treatment centre; and regional sludge treatment centre;

• Stormwater storage and screening

Stormwater storage and screening

• Wastewater screening and grit removal

Wastewater screening and grit removal

• New primary settlement tanks with automatic desludging

New primary settlement tanks with automatic desludging

• Modern purpose

Modern purpose-

• built sludge treatment to replace

built sludge treatment to replace temporary containerised plant temporary containerised plant

• Odour control

Odour control

• Discharge via long sea outfall

Discharge via long sea outfall

Proposed Site Layout Proposed Site Layout

Main Findings of Environmental Main Findings of Environmental Statement Statement

• Acceptable visual impact

Acceptable visual impact

• Acceptable traffic impact

Acceptable traffic impact

• Acceptable noise impact

Acceptable noise impact

• Acceptable and improved odour impact

Acceptable and improved odour impact

• Agreed mitigation measures

Agreed mitigation measures

Photograph of site looking south on Photograph of site looking south on A83 from shinty pitch A83 from shinty pitch

Photograph of site looking east on A83 Photograph of site looking east on A83 from foreshore, north of Ardrishaig from foreshore, north of Ardrishaig

Photograph of site looking east on A83 Photograph of site looking east on A83 from centre of Ardrishaig from centre of Ardrishaig

Main Findings of Environmental Main Findings of Environmental Statement Statement

• Acceptable visual impact

Acceptable visual impact

• Acceptable traffic impact

Acceptable traffic impact

• Acceptable noise impact

Acceptable noise impact

• Acceptable and improved odour impact

Acceptable and improved odour impact

• Agreed mitigation measures

Agreed mitigation measures

SEPA Consents SEPA Consents

• Consent for new discharge.

Consent for new discharge.

• Drainage area modelling of both

Drainage area modelling of both communities. communities.

• Marine modelling of Loch Gilp & Loch

Marine modelling of Loch Gilp & Loch Fyne. Fyne.

• Consultation Exercises.

Consultation Exercises.

Summary of Benefits and Summary of Benefits and Improvements Improvements

• Improved Water Quality

Improved Water Quality

• Single Modern Wastewater Treatment Facility to

Single Modern Wastewater Treatment Facility to serve both Ardrishaig & Lochgilphead. serve both Ardrishaig & Lochgilphead.

• Removal of existing odour problem.

Removal of existing odour problem.

• Overall investment of £8 million.

Overall investment of £8 million.