Sykes Pumps launches Silt Away for convenient and cost-effective environmental compliance
Sykes Pumps has developed an innovative solution to enable effective and affordable separation of suspended solids and sediment from ground water, delivering an environmentally-friendly and convenient method of reducing levels of silt discharged into water courses during construction, civil engineering and utilities projects.
The launch of the new Sykes Silt Away could save contractors from huge fines and the risk of site shuts downs, in addition to boosting best practice environmental compliance and protecting water courses and wildlife.
Designed by Sykes Pumps’ in-house team of experts in response to increasingly stringent environmental legislation and client demand for cleaner solutions, the Silt Away can be connected quickly and easily to a 6” Sykes pump via hoses, with low-level inlet and outlet connections for safe, easy use.
Once the pump is connected to the robust steel unit, the water passes through the Silt Away filters via a Lamella platebox, allowing any solids to drop to the bottom of the filter chamber and into a discharge hopper. With the silt separated, the water can then be tested, using conveniently-located outflow sampling points, prior to discharge. For applications where there is a substantial issue with suspended solids, two units can be connected in a series to enable enhanced filtering prior to discharge.
The large capacity unit is suitable even for applications where a high flow rate is required and the hinged discharge chamber can easily be opened and manually emptied for disposal of the removed solids without taking the unit offline, ensuring efficiency and zero interruption to the pumping operation.
Comments Sykes Pumps’ sales director, Chris Graham: “Failure to remove suspended solids and sediment when pumping water from ground sources not only poses a significant threat to water courses and wildlife, it can potentially block sewers and drains, increasing the risk of flooding.
“Alongside contractors’ environmental responsibility are the commercial issues surrounding compliance. Failure to remove suspended solids can lead to heavy fines, reputational damage and even potential site shut downs. Indeed, a major housebuilder has recently been fined a six figure sum for negligent practice for failing to cleanse discharged water sufficiently.
“The Sykes Silt Away provides a simple, cost-effective and reliable solution to this critical requirement and can be hired from any of our depots nationwide in combination with any of our 6” pumps, with safe and convenient delivery to site and rapid set up.”