West Wellow water treatment works getting £3 million upgrade
Southern Water's trying to reduce storm overflows
Around £3 million is being invested in a water treatment works in West Hampshire - as part of efforts to reduce the number of storm overflows.
That's when a mix of sewage and other wastewater is released into rivers and seas to ease pressure on the network following heavy rain.
Work's now started at Southern Water's site at West Wellow.
Three new tanks will be installed to boost the amount of wastewater treated, which the supplier says will cut the likelihood of storm overflows into the River Blackwater.
The work will also help to protect the ecology and enhance the water quality of the river.
Project Manager, Taniko Aston-Kolek, said:
“We’re delighted to be starting work upgrading West Wellow Wastewater Treatment Works. We understand the concerns around storm overflows and one way we can reduce them is by significantly investing in our assets and increasing the amount of wastewater we can treat especially when there is heavy rain.
“We’d like to thank the local community for their understanding while this work happens.”
The work forms part of a wider £2 billion investment between 2020 and 2025 by Southern Water to improve our environmental performance across our region.
It is expected that the project will be completed by Spring next year.