Avove has been awarded the contract to deliver a new £32m pipeline in North Nottinghamshire.
Severn Trent are constructing a new 16km pipeline that will link the Derwent Valley Aqueduct to Strelley Reservoir and Redhill Reservoir.
The new pipeline, which will be slightly bigger than the size of a wheel on an adult bike, will boost the resilience of the network by providing up to an extra 25 million litres of water per day to the area – decreasing the company’s dependence on boreholes as its main source of water supply.
Work is set to start in January, with Severn Trent using technology such as tunnel boring machines where possible so they can lay pipes within tunnels beneath busy areas such as the A610 and the railway near to Hucknall.
We have been working on this project alongside Severn Trent for several months, identifying opportunities and efficiencies along the pipeline route to minimise disruption and deliver sustainable and cost-effective solutions.
Our project team aims to minimise the impact on the local community and improve biodiversity. Throughout the project, we will keep customers updated on progress and are working closely with Nottinghamshire County Council to provide traffic management solutions.
We are delighted to have been selected to maintain Severn Trent’s critical water network across North Nottingham. This contract award is a testament to our collaborative, innovative and sustainable approach which allows us to safely deliver essential services across the region.
We will continue to communicate with local residents, and parish and ward councils affected by the works as well as organising drop-in events before work commences in each area.
We will work closely with the Severn Trent team to ensure customers are kept up to date and that we leave a positive legacy in the local community.”
Avove Account Manager, Carl Hobbs
The new pipeline will be a great addition to our water supply network, securing a continuous supply of water to thousands of households in North Nottinghamshire and future-proofing the network against any increases in demand.
With the effects of climate change and population growth, it’s never been as important to continue to invest in this way for our customers. We’ve also made a commitment to reduce our dependency on boreholes because of the long-term impact these can have on the environment.
It is a project where the general public may not even notice the main benefits, and that’s the whole point in a weird way – our customers turn on their taps to receive our wonderful water and this project will make sure they can continue to do this for many years to come. It will always be there for them.
Much of the route will be through private rather than public land, and our roadworks will only take place on or near main highways where absolutely necessary, ensuring we deliver this important project to our customers with minimal disruption.”
Severn Trent Project Manager, Neil Russell
Severn Trent is the UK’s second biggest water company. It serves 4.8m homes and business customers in England and Wales. Its region stretches from mid-Wales to Rutland and from north and mid-Wales south to the Bristol Channel and east to the Humber.
The company delivers almost two billion litres of water every day through 50,000km of pipes. A further 93,000km of sewer pipes take waste water away to more than 1,000 sewage treatment works.