Anglian Water provide mains sewerage

Rob Giles — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:38:16 +0100

LATEST UPDATE : 2nd April 2012.

Technical issues with the depth of work in the area of Woodside / The Pines are still being examined. The route for the final 400 yds to the Ipswich sewerage works adjacent (under!) The Thrasher PH is still being agreed.

Maps of the proposed road closures are below, click on the names to see them. To prevent confusion Anglian Water names have been maintained.

THERE ARE NO DATES AT PRESENT - the project plan is still awaited,

The Street - Phase II

The Street -Phase III

This is an Anglian Water project so if you have any questions or concerns, please address them to Anglian Water. The Parish Council would be please to receive a copy of your question or concern and may be able to assist. Information so received will be published here unless the sender requests otherwise.

The Anglian Water contact is : -

Ian Boon, Anglian Water, Thorpe Wood House, Thorpe Wood, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 6WT.

Click here to email Ian Boon

Background

The work is estimated to take seven months though the start date and duration may well slip due to issues outside the village. A six inch main is to be laid from “Hilltop” (just after the major bend from the War Memorial on the Ipswich Road) the entire length of The Street to Field View with sections joining from Mill Piece, Finney’s Drift, School Hill, the Levington Road as far as Greenwood Grange and up from the entrance to Orwell Park Gardens to the War Memorial. Properties along this route, including Sawmill Lane, Workshop Lane and Tomline Court will have the opportunity to join the system. After Field View the pipe will go across the Poor Field and along the A14 all the way to the underground sewerage works at The Thrasher PH on Ransoms Way. Sections of the final route have yet to be planned. Orwell Park School and the old Amberfield site are not included in the present scheme.

Two underground pumping stations are proposed. One opposite the entrance to Orwell Park Gardens – the lowest point in the system – and one somewhere around Field View to pump to The Thrasher area. Due to the sandy wet nature of the soil in Nacton all the pipe laying will be done using open trenches, at times 3 -4 meters deep. This will mean substantial disruption for extended periods. The affected roads will be closed in sections and diversions posted. Temporary alternative arrangements are being sought for vehicles normally parking on The Street though residential access will always be maintained. The customary diversions for Operation Stack will have to be re-considered. The installation will cost about £2M overall and is paid for by OFWAT.

Anglia Water will soon be inviting residents who live along the route to meetings, probably in the Village Hall, to discuss if they wish to join the system. Anglian Water will provide a connection point at property’s boundary during the sewerage installation only if the property has agreed to be immediately connected. The cost of connecting the property to the provided connection point has to be met by the property owner who may use Anglian Water or another contractor. Arrangements for shared systems or other oddities will have to be agreed between the users / owners / landlords.

This is the Parish Councils initial understanding.

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Anglian Water provide mains sewerage

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