Major Water Pipeline Infrastructure Project to Commence in the UK

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Major Water Pipeline Infrastructure Project to Commence in the UK

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Workers laid water system pipeline at construction site (copyright by Adobe Stock/kalpis)
Workers laid water system pipeline at construction site (copyright by Adobe Stock/kalpis)

As part of a larger plan to link water supplies from Lincolnshire to Essex, the proposed route of the  of the giant 500-km pipeline has been revealed.  Anglian Water, the utility provider, has announced the first phase of the project - a pipeline heading from Waddington, near Lincoln, to Ancaster, between Sleaford and Grantham.  Water should begin to flow in the spring of 2021.

Anglia says the pipeline will address the exigencies of long term water supply and the balance for demand in the different regions it covers.

Strategic Pipeline Alliance director, James Crompton, said the project will be one of the largest of its kind in decades. "This scheme marks the first stage of one of the largest strategic infrastructure programmes the UK has seen since the major gas pipeline installations in Wales during the 1990s. Ours is the driest region in the UK, and without this programme of work, alongside continuing to drive down leakage as well as installing 760,000 upgraded water meters to help our customers better understand their water usage, we'd be facing a water shortfall of millions of litres a day."

Peter Simpson, Anglian Water chief executive, added "starting this programme is a significant part of our planned investment in the region over the next five years, which will begin to tackle those challenges and secure customer supplies well into the future." 

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Submitted by Graham spence (not verified) on Fri, 09/11/2020 - 08:09 Permalink

Hi. Im messaging you from the Philippines. Ive been stuck here and need to return to the uk and into a job. I used to be a welding insp and coating insp on the Bgas pipelines. Are you able to find me something to do . i badly need a job. Thank you. Graham

Submitted by Godswill (not verified) on Wed, 09/23/2020 - 13:36 Permalink

Hi,

I am a project Engineer and a welding Inspector with 6yrs of experience in the pipeline construction industry. I’m TWI CSWIP 3.1 certified. I wish to work in this project.

Kindly reach out.

Thanks

Submitted by Sardar Mamghaderi (not verified) on Fri, 10/16/2020 - 08:04 Permalink

Hi,

As quantity surveyor and project controller with more than 17 years’ experience in pipeline projects, I’ll be glad to be a part of this project.

Sincerely,
Sardar