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Wastewater treatment plant in Sztum RE: NEW
At the end of 2024, the Water Supply and Sewage Company in Sztum announced an open tender for the reconstruction and expansion of the municipal mechanical and biological wastewater treatment plant. On 2 September 2025, we signed a contract valued at PLN 71.78 million. NEWATER sp. z o.o. is the General…
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The treatment plant in Sucha Wielka provides data for scientific research
The municipal wastewater treatment plant in Sucha Wielka (Zawonia municipality, Lower Silesian Voivodeship) has been extensively modernised in recent years. The key element of the reconstruction, carried out by NEWATER, is the proprietary B-PFR biological reactor. The performance of the new reactor and the operation of the entire treatment plant…
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Construction versus modernisation of a wastewater treatment plant – what is the difference?
There are two concepts that often come up in the water and sewage industry: construction of a treatment plant and modernisation of a treatment plant. Although both processes share the same objective i.e. an effective and safe wastewater treatment, they differ fundamentally in terms of the scope of work, costs, implementation time and…
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New biological formula for wastewater treatment plants
An innovative biological formula has been developed at the University of Silesia that could revolutionise the way wastewater treatment plants operate in Poland and abroad. The patented solution, developed by Associate Prof. Katarzyna Kociubczyk-Kręcigłowa from the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Silesia, combines many years of microbiological…
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The former Lemna ponds are now a modern B-PFR bioreactor
Municipal wastewater treatment plant in Sucha Wielka (Zawonia municipality, Lower Silesia Province) was thoroughly modernised between 2022 and 2024 by a consortium of companies: NEWATER sp. z o.o. and MAS-BUD Firma Ogólnobudowlana. Before the upgrade, it was a Lemna-type treatment plant; today it is a modern and efficient facility based…
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The secrets of activated sludge – a discovery by researchers from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow
Activated sludge, which plays a key role in the biological treatment of wastewater, still holds many secrets. It was discovered that a significant role in this process is played by rotifers. More specifically, the Lecaneinermis rotifiers (microorganisms that naturally occur in activated sludge). The bacteria found in activated sludge decompose and mineralise…
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