Southern Water invests £1.25 million to upgrade Kent Wastewater Treatment Works

Southern Water is investing £1.25 million to install new equipment to remove more phosphorous from its Bidborough Wastewater Treatment Works in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, which will improve water quality. 

The improvement works are scheduled to start on 2 September and are estimated to be complete by the end of March 2025.

The work includes building a new treatment process, known as Ferric Dosing that helps reduce the amount of phosphorous leaving the site which in turn improves water quality. 

Chris Tinker, Project Manager for Southern Water, said: 

“We’re pleased to see the start of this project at Bidborough and we are keen to continue investing in our treatment works across the region. These types of investment in upgrades will help improve our environmental performance and improve water quality. It’s vital that we continue to improve how we treat wastewater so that capacity increases and the quality of the final effluent leaving the site is as high as it can be.” 

To find out more about how wastewater treatment works visit The Wastewater Process – Southern Water