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Here you will find useful information about sewage treatment processes as well as current (and archived) news stories.

 

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GRP Septic Tanks

16 Nov 2020
 
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GRP Septic tanks replaced brick built septic tanks about 40 years ago. GRP stands for Glass Reinforced Plastic and is another word for fiberglass. At Allerton we use this material in nearly all of our products. Pump stations, Sewage Treatment Plant, sample chambers, and kiosks for example are all made with GRP.

Brick Built Septic Tanks

21 November 2019

What are Septic Tanks?

Septic tanks (ST) are used to deal with sewage water from lavatories, kitchens, bath, showers, and wash basins. They are not meant to take rainwater as large volumes of rain water can wash all the carefully stored solids out into the soakaway!

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Lessons learned

06 December 2022

One time Jon Allerton was asked to make a site visit to a farm in order to advise and quote for rectifying a septic tank problem. The farmers had said, in no uncertain terms, ”Do not go round the back because of the dogs! And don’t ring the doorbell ! Wait for me, I will be there at 3pm.”

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