GENERAL PROJECT

Hexham STW Refurbishment

We are investing over £4.9 million to improve Hexham Sewage Treatment Works. This investment is being undertaken to address asset condition and performance concerns meeting the demands of the upstream drainage catchment. Undertaking this refurbishment work will improve the sites compliance resilience, reducing the likelihood of future pollution incidents, minimising operator intervention improving site Health & Safety. Our sewage treatment works aids NWL in improving the quality of rivers and coastal waters for the benefit of people, the environment and wildlife.

Update by Dave Eden

Hi everyone,

 

We are progressing well at Hexham STW Refurbishment despite the extremely poor weather causing some issues.

Works to extend the water main to the intended location of the new inlet works are continuing intermittently along the internal site road.

The Detritor removal was completed and is being refurbished offsite and is expected to be away around 6 more weeks.

Works to repair and re-waterproof the existing distribution chamber have commenced and are expected to take 4-6 weeks.

Installation of the distribution arms on the new filters should start next week.

When the arms and the waterproofing works are complete, we can start to seed the new filter beds to bring them into operation of the course of a number of weeks.

We are also starting to look at works at Peth Head Sewage Pumping Station which needs minor adjustments to go along with the main works at Hexham STW to make the flows more efficient.

 

Please note that the traffic management outside the site is not part of our works and is controlled by another contractor - emergency numbers should be displayed on the traffic management signage.

 

Thanks for taking the time to read the update. I have also attached photos to illustrate.

 

Dave Eden

Project Manager

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