Severn Trent’s is progressing work in Nottinghamshire as part of its accelerated £450 million region-wide programme of investment, where once complete, spills from active storm overflows will reduce by 20% a year.
The warer company has committed to going further and faster, to reduce the use of overflows and has embarked on a programme of work to 900 locations to be completed across the Midlands this year alone.
A series of unique projects in Nottinghamshire have already been completed, including improvements at Huthwaite Waste Treatment Works where capacity at the site has been increased by 180,000 litres of water by repurposing unused tanks on site.
The additional storage means more storm water can be captured at the works, helping to reduce spills and increase the capacity of the works.
The accelerated work will see a series of projects to reduce spills from overflows and supports the company’s plans for an investment of £622 million on improving 257 overflows in Nottinghamshire.
Paul Moxey, Waste Team Leader at Severn Trent said:
“Our customers want us to go as quickly as possible to reduce spills from overflows, and we’re doing just that. We’re working round the clock, finding new and agile ways of delivering complex schemes quicker, and this project in Nottinghamshire is a great example of that.
“By installing the new storage solutions, the site can hold even more storm water – which means less need for overflows, benefiting the river. The solutions mean the additional water can be safely stored, and when the rain passes can go through the treatment process as usual.
“We’re also looking to install more storage solutions, make more improvements to our network, and deliver more schemes across Nottinghamshire at pace.”
The accelerated projects build on Severn Trent’s delivery of significant investment in Nottinghamshire that includes:
- £20 million investment through Severn Trent’s Green Recovery WINEP programme in the Nottingham area to improve watercourses by reducing phosphorous levels.
- £76 million investment in Mansfield through Severn Trent’s Green Recovery programme, using nature-based solutions (Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)) to reduce the risk of surface water flooding during storms, taking pressure off the network. This could mean a reduced need for storm overflow spills, which would support the company’s Get River Positive commitment that its operations will not be the reason for unhealthy rivers by 2030.
- £14 million project at the wastewater treatment works that serves Worksop and the surrounding area, which will improve the quality of effluent discharged to the river to benefit river health. A new storage tank will also be constructed to increase storm storage capacity.
- £13 million investment to upgrade Toton Sewage Treatment Works to achieve a higher level of treatment and improve the health of the River Erewash.
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