Anglian Water is starting work this month on two multi million pound schemes to install new storm tanks in Ivinghoe, near Luton, and in Woodhall Spa, near Lincoln,in line with new Environment Agency regulations.
The two schemes are part of a larger programme of work totalling over £100 million, to increase storm water storage across the East of England which will help to capture and redirect more than 72.5 million litres of rainwater to help protect the environment during heavy rainfall.
The £4.2 million investment at Ivinghoe includes upgrading existing equipment to reduce the levels of phosphorus in the water that is returned to the environment.
The new storm tank will help to capture an additional 235,000 litres of storm water during extreme weather and flooding, so it can then be treated before being returned to the nearby water courses.
This will strengthen the current water treatment process, reduce algae growth and improve water quality in local watercourses.
The £2.3 million investment in Woodhall Spa, near Lincoln will see a new storm tank installed in line with new Environment Agency regulations, as well as upgrading existing equipment to strengthen the current water treatment processes.
The new tank will help to capture an additional 292,000 litres of storm water during extreme weather and flooding, so it can then be treated before being returned to the nearby water courses.
The upgrades specifically aim to increase resilience across the East of England, which is likely to see the impacts of the climate emergency – like drought and flooding – more keenly than anywhere else in the UK. The work forms part of the company’s Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP), a programme of environmental investment which is taking place between 2020-2025.
Anglian’s WINEP totals over £800 million of work which is specifically targeted at protecting the environment and improving river water quality. It is the largest WINEP plan of any water company, with double the number of commitments made and delivered in the previous five-year period.
This builds resilience to extreme weather caused by climate change and protecting the environment by helping to reduce the use of storm overflows, providing additional protection for rivers, many of which in the East of England are unique chalk stream habitats.
Earlier this year Anglian Water and Severn Trent launched the Get River Positive initiative. The plan includes five pledges to transform river water quality across their regions and demonstrates a clear and actionable response to calls for a revival of rivers in England. Central to the pledges is a commitment that work carried out by the two water companies will ensure storm overflows and sewage treatment works do not harm rivers.
The project at Ivinghoe is expected to be completed by summer this year and the project at Woodhall Spa is due for completion by October 2023.
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