Southern Water is to invest over £4 million to help improve water quality, reduce storm overflows and protect the environment on the Isle of Wight.
The work is to commence in March.
The project, which will take around a year to complete, is the first of four similar schemes, which will all get underway over the coming months across the island, this will take the total investment in this area to more than £10m.
During this scheme, contractor GTb, which is joint venture between Galliford Try Environment and Binnies UK Ltd, will install new equipment at the Roud Wastewater Treatment Works – adding Ferric chemicals to the process.
These chemicals will further improve and speed up the treatment process, by removing solids quicker. A new sludge storage tank and various new pipework will also be added, and this sludge will be removed from site by tankers.
The Isle of Wight is already home to Southern Water's Sandown Pathfinder Project, set up to help explore solutions to the water industry’s reliance on a network of storm overflows, designed to stop homes and communities from flooding at times of prolonged rainfall.
Interventions which aim to reduce the amount of surface water entering sewers include the installation of thousands of water butts, investment in treatment processes and capacity, and sustainable drainage systems.
Project Manager for Southern Water, Taniko Aston-Kolek, said: "We know how important it is to protect and enhance water quality and our precious environment across the areas we serve. These vital improvements at Roud add to the other investments we’re making on the island and the pathfinder project at Sandown to reduce storm overflows."
This work will involve increased vehicle movements to the site. We would like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience our work may cause to those people living in the area.
Construction News
10/03/2023
Work To Start To Improve Water Quality On The Isle Of Wight


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