Boat owners in the central area of Bristol have been asking for an Elsan disposal facility for some time now – the next nearest one is some distance away. Recently, Bristol City council contracted Warwickshire based Marine Sanitation Specialists LeeSan to install one on the floating harbour at Templeback.
Templeback is situated on a diverted section of the famous river Avon, which runs through the centre of the city. However, the City Council only own the floating pontoon on which the unit is situated, meaning that the installation could not be land based.
The team at LeeSan are used to overcoming such challenges and the solution they arrived at was to load the new system onto a work boat at the harbour office and then “sail” it down the river and into place on the pontoon.
The new facility is an LSPortaway stainless Elsan vandal proof unit with transfer tank including submersible pump. It is fitted with its own operation panel. It has full flush capability and a rinse hose on a non-concussive tap for cleaning the sink and rinsing cassettes.
It has been installed next to the existing 13-year-old LS60W Pumpout station, which still looks pretty much as good as new and is still working perfectly.
Karl Sutcliffe, Technical Director of LeeSan, said: “This is just another example of how we can use our experience and expertise to overcome location and installation challenges for clients. When there is a perceived challenge our team can nearly always offer a practical and workable solution. We think this set-up looks really good and is yet another step towards helping boat owners to keep our rivers and waterways clean and pollution free.”
