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Whole-life cost of conventional wastewater treatment plant to a reed bed and sand filter treatment system for a domestic application
Specification optionsCapital costs £/itemNet present value for 60 years £/item
BioDisc Package plant with small infiltration field12,940.0029,453.54
Septic tank followed by a horizontal reed bed with standard infiltration field13,840.0023,150.39
Septic tank followed by a horizontal reed bed and a vertical reed bed with standard infiltration field21,860.0032,091.62
Septic tank followed by a buried sand filter with standard infiltration field12,740.0022,050.39
Septic tank followed by a horizontal reed bed and a buried sand filter with integrated infiltration19,160.0028,969.28