Company

Northumbrian Water

Project

River Wear Intake - Chester-Le-Street, River Wear, England

Application

Water Extraction

Challenges

Meeting The Eels (England and Wales) Regulations 2009

Existing inline bowl filters required weekly manual cleaning, causing excessive and costly downtime

Results

Drastically reduced unscheduled downtime spent on cleaning — 72-180 hours a six-month period

Increased water intake reliability

Exceeded eel stock regulations while significantly improving aquatic biodiversity and fish protection