Severn Trent Water is starting work on two major schemes costing around £6.5 million to protect properties against sewer flood in the face of changing weather patterns and increasingly heavy rainfall.
The utility is planning to invest more than five million pounds in a major new scheme which could renew or replace up to around seven kilometres of sewer pipes in Cheltenham. The work is expected to take place between May 2014 and March 2015.
Plans are still in the early stages, but the firm expects that more than three kilometres of old sewer pipes will be replaced with new, larger ones to help to protect homes from sewer flooding. Another four kilometres of sewer pipes will also be assessed to see if they need any repairs.
Wayne Ellis, Solutions Manager with Severn Trent Water working on the project commented:
“Sewer flooding is one of the worst things that can happen to our customers, so we’re making this investment in the Cheltenham area to help prevent it. With the changing weather patterns, we’re seeing more rain than we used to and the original pipes are now too small to cope with it. They’ve also grown old, and it’s important we act now to make sure they’ll be in good working order for years to come and prevent any issues in the future. “
The water company is currently carrying out extensive investigations and surveys in the local area and is working closely with the highways department at Gloucestershire County Council. Severn Trent Water’s contractors NMC Nomenca will be carrying out the work.
This week the utility also started work on a separate £1.5 million scheme to improve Keyworth’s water and sewer pipes. Large sewers will be installed to help handle heavy rainfall and protect homes from sewer flooding. New water pipes will also be installed as part of the project, with the work, which will be carried out by the company’s contract partners, NMCNomenca and Laing O’Rourke, expected to be complete in September 2014.
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