United Utilities is progressing a number of multi-million pound AMP8 projects, including seven projects to boost water quality around the Eden Valley which are due to start this month.
The water company is starting work at six wastewater treatment works in villages near Penrith - part of a £75 million investment in the area that will see treated wastewater at 22 works improved and reduce the number of times that storm overflows at four sites operate.
The first batch of projects are located at Great Asby, Orton, Dufton, Long Marton, Milburn and Morland. The projects will help to reduce the amount of phosphorous in the treated wastewater that is returned to the environment and improve water quality in the receiving watercourses.
A second project starting at Morland wastewater treatment works to reduce the number of times that overflow operates will see a storage tank capable of holding 35,000 litres of stormwater built at the site.
Andrew Kendall, Wastewater County Business Lead for Cumbria at United Utilities, said:
“We’re working at pace to deliver significant investment to our wastewater network right across Cumbria. These seven projects that are starting this month will directly improve water quality to the River Eden and its tributaries.”
Separately, a £4 million project to upgrade 11km of water mains between Oughterby and Wigton is now underway. The project will see the mains replaced with more durable, flexible pipework which will improve the resilience and reliability of the drinking water network in the area. The replacement mains are built to withstand high pressure and temperature variations which will protect against bursts and reduce leaks.
The five-month project will be carried out in sections starting in Oughterby, through Wiggonby and Thursby before completing in Wigton.
This is the second project being delivered in the Cumberland Council area with work to upgrade a kilometre of water mains also taking place in Dalston. Another project in Kirkby Stephen is set to get underway in October. They are being delivered as part of United Utilities, £380 million program to upgrade more than 925km of mains across the North West during the next five years.
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