Severn Trent Water has started work a scheme costing more than half a million pounds to prevent sewer flooding in Normanton in Nottinghamshire.
The investment, which includes a brand new pumping station which will provide additional storage during times of heavy rain and the installation of new sewers, will prevent future sewer flooding for residents in the village.
The new pumping station will be able to store rain water when the weather is particularly bad, managing the flow of water through the sewers, meaning that they won’t overflow and flood the local area.
Chris Keys, programme engineer at Severn Trent, explained:
“The village of Normanton has seen some development over the last few years and the existing sewers are struggling to cope. So it’s important that we build another sewer to deal with the extra capacity. This new sewer will take surface water away, leaving the existing sewers to look after our customers’ waste water.”
The water company has been working closely with Leicestershire County Council before starting the work to build the new sewer, which is being undertaken by Severn Trent’s AMP6 contract partners, NMCNomenca.
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