Severn Trent is preparing to start a £1.8 million upgrade in May of Coventry’s water network – the investment will see aging water pipes in the city replaced while the utility also rolls out its ambitious Green Recovery programme to Coventry.
At the same time as carrying out the essential upgrades on its network, Severn Trent is also offering customers where work is already taking place to have their old, lead or leaking supply pipes replaced for free as part of a £76 million supply pipe replacement scheme for Coventry.
The company says that replacing the aging water pipes will ensure fewer leaks and problems for customers, ensuring they have a reliable water supply – with the added benefit of a free supply pipe replacement, something that would be a customer responsibility to fix should anything go wrong.
Severn Trent is hosting a series of community drop in sessions in April for customers to find out more about both projects.
Callum Sproull, Green Recovery Project Manager at Severn Trent said:
“This is a really exciting time for Coventry, as through this capital investment, and our Green Recovery programme we’re really making sure that that the water network in Coventry is up to date, and in the best possible condition. The older pipes get, the more likely they’re to cause problems and by replacing them we can make sure that the chances of anything going wrong, is massively reduced.”
Severn Trent has begun rolling out an ambitious lead pipe replacement scheme in Coventry, where it is set to replace 25,000 customer owned lead or leaking supply pipes. The project is part of the company’s wider Green Recovery programme, and it is looking to replace the customer owned pipes in a pilot for the city, at the same time as renewing the water pipes in the area to reduce disruption, and create a fully up to date, reliable and better network for customers.
For the company to replace the customer’s supply pipes, customers will need to sign up and the team will carry out an inspection so the work can take place at the same time.
Callum added: “We know due to the ages of the homes in this area, that the likelihood that the pipes are lead are high, which is why we’re focussing on signing up customers here as we know they will be able to not only have a main water supply they can rely on, but also their own supply pipe will be upgraded too.”
Severn Trent is encouraging those in Coventry who may benefit from a new supply if they have an old lead or leaky pipe. Click here for more information
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