Other water projects

At the Atlantic Resource Recovery Facility (ARRF), we harvest rainwater to produce a sustainable supply of recycled water. The green roofs on our two waste processing barns absorb rainwater and reduce storm runoff. The rainwater is held within the green roof and goes through a natural purification process as it is absorbed by the soil and slowly released into our drainage system, which in turn enters our Stormsaver Rainwater Harvester System via drain pipes. The Stormsaver Rainwater Harvester System is a 14,000 litre underground tank fed from our green roofs which cleans water through various filtration methods and finally cleansed using UV. Water from the system feeds our vehicle wash, which washes the entire fleet of 35 Recycling Trucks weekly. We also use this water for general onsite cleaning tasks, including washing onsite commercial vehicles. The ARRF also has a number of Triton underground water storage tanks which retain rainwater for use in the event of a fire. South Wales Fire service can connect to the water supply in the event of a fire and this will provide them with 235,200 litres of water. The ARRF drainage systems have been designed to be compliant with SuDS regulations. The facility has numerous permeable paving areas, rain planters and separators which remove oil, silt and grease prior to entering the drainage system and local waterways. There is a Polystorm tank that stores water in the event of a heavy downpour, and this can control the flow rate in which it is released from site. Penstock valves are located around the facility which can be closed in the event of a major fire, containin