Anglian Water has submitted plans to deliver a major section of its new multimillion-pound water main network – with backing from at least four leading firms.
by Rory Butler / January 6, 2023
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The water company aims to install hundreds of miles of interconnecting pipelines from North Lincolnshire, through Cambridgeshire, to Suffolk and Essex, with support from a Strategic Pipeline Alliance.
The latest pipeline section will run 68 kilometres between Bury St Edmunds and Colchester, and includes above-ground assets in seven locations, including new pumping stations.
This most southerly section of its network is part of a wider programme, the Water Resources Management Plan (WRMP), which looks 25 years ahead, and is valued at more than £400 million.
The scheme aims to bring water from the wettest parts in the north of the region to the driest areas in the south and east, potentially ensuring long-term water availability in the East of England.
Subject to planning consent, the water company expects works to begin this year.
Strategic Pipeline Alliance
- Farrans
- Mott MacDonald Bentley
- Costain
- Jacobs
Local Authorities
- West Suffolk District Council
- Babergh District Council
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Colchester Borough Council
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