Wessex Water will work start next year on building an underground storage tank at Martin’s Down to ensure west Dorset has a secure supply of water for future years.
The water company is carrying out the £3.5 million scheme as part of its water supply grid project - a series of schemes that will help meet future demand for water without the need to develop new resources.
The new storage tank will be constructed adjacent to the existing Martins Down storage tank, which is located adjacent to the A35, approximately 5km west of Winterbourne Abbas.
On completion of the new storage tank the existing above ground tank will be removed and the site landscaped and returned to farming where possible. Construction is due to start in early spring 2016 with completion anticipated by spring 2017.
Project manager Joe Edmunds said:
"The site is located in the west Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is adjacent to a number of scheduled ancient monuments including the Long Bredy bank barrow."
“We are committed to carrying out the work in a way that protects the environment and preserves local history. Extensive consultation has taken place with English Heritage, the County Archaeologist, West Dorset AONB and the local planning authority to agree mitigation to minimise impact on the heritage and landscape settings both during construction and in operation."
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