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The idea of a wetland sewage scheme started in 2001 when we arrived at the Inn and discovered a sewage system from before the Romans.
We wanted a system that would be gravity fed with no power driven workings and delivered clean water back to the land.
As is always the case years of research and discussion ended with three weeks work in September 2008 to install the system.
What we now have is a main sewage line, joined by runoff from the kitchen "fat trap," running to the first of three 11,000 ltr tanks.
The first settles solids, the second has a baffle to form a secondary screen and the third contains the bacteriological filtration.
The next small tank is for the sloughed off dead bacteria which can be fed back to the first main tank.
The liquid then passes to the first of two reed beds and the then clean water passes into a willow bed.
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Wetland [wet-land] - areas such as swamps, bogs, and marshes where water either covers the soil or is present at or near the surface, particularly in the root zone, at least a good portion of the year, including the growing season. Wetlands play a key role in the ecosystem. They act as filters, removing pollutants, including metals, from waters. They serve as reservoirs, and they aid flood and erosion control by absorbing excess water. Wetlands are home to a great variety of plant and animal species, some endangered, that have evolved to live in the wetland's unique conditions.
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If individuals or groups, who are interested in the scheme, wish to know more then we will be very willing to talk in more detail.
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The system would not be able to be put in place without the combined efforts of a number of people and organisations. From the day we felt that we needed to replace what we have here with a quality system, some 5 years ago, we have worked with many disparate persons and groups. These all need to be acknowledged for the help and expertise given.
Our main partners have been Teeside University and Dr. Richard Lord via CLEMENTS.
The NNP in all its many parts;
Eco-Op for final planning and installation;
David Keen for information on flow and clean rooms technology;
plus advice from archaeologists, English Heritage, planning officers, The Centre for Alternative Energy, YHA at Langton Beck.
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