AN underground wastewater treatment tank could be installed in Daresbury.

Plans have been submitted to Halton Borough Council asking for permission to allow the Tricel Novo container to be put in place to replace an existing septic tank, on Hall Lane.

A document explaining how the Tricel Novo works has also been put forward with the application.

It said: "Wastewater enters the primary settlement chamber where heavy sludge and solids separate from the liquid and settle at the bottom of the tank.

"A scum is formed at the surface of this liquid which keeps smells and odours from escaping.

"The effluent then passes into the aeration chamber where masses of naturally forming bacteria consume the impurities of the effluent.

"These bacteria are kept alive with air which is fed from a quiet, energy efficient air compressor.

"These bacteria attach and multiply on a specially designed filter media which has a lifetime guarantee.

"This treated liquid then passes into the final settlement chamber where any residual sludge, which may have passed through, is returned via the sludge return system.

"The remaining treated liquid now meets the required standard and can be safely passed out of the Novo plant."

The application was received on August 11.