Severn Trent is beginning a £10 million investment to carry out essential upgrades at its Draycote Reservoir this month.
The project will see Severn Trent making Draycote Water deeper, by working in sections and digging down into the reservoir in the embankments so it can store more water, which will raise the top of the water level on the reservoir slightly.
The innovative project and ways of working means Draycote can be expanded to hold more water, by making the reservoir deeper, not wider – not impacting the shape of the site or local area.
Once complete, Draycote will be able to hold and additional 1.4m cubic meters, around 560 Olympic sized swimming pools, allowing it to meet future water demands.
The circular route around the reservoir closed from 13th October, and work will be carried out in two phases:
- Phase one – around 12 weeks, working on two embankments, Toft Embankment and Farnborough Embankment
- Phase Two – a longer programme of strengthening 4 embankments.
All works are planned to be completed by autumn 2026.
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