It is part of a wider project ‘designed to increase the resilience of water supplies’
File photo of work on a water pipeline(Image: Anglian Water)
An underground water pipeline from Irby to Elsham has been approved for construction after a request for an Environmental Impact Assessment was found to not be required by the local authority.
The Irby to Elsham Pipeline project is being developed by Anglian Water Services (AWS), the largest regulated water and water recycling company in England and Wales. It covers an approximately 16.8 kilometres long underground water pipeline on land north west of Immingham Road, Stallingborough, and two short cross-connections will be made with an existing pipeline.
AWS said in its EIA screening opinion request the region is one of the driest in the country and on average receives a third less rain than the rest of England. It said the scheme is “designed to increase the resilience of water supplies to Elsham Water Treatment Works and strategic industrial users within the Humberbank area.”
A new Habrough pumping station will be created alongside modifications and works with the existing pumping station to tie it in with the new pipeline scheme. Further developments will take place at Elsham Water Treatment Works to allow for the transfer of drinkable water from the Irby to Elsham pipeline to the Humberbank industrial complex.
The Local Planning Authority said in its decision notice that it does not require an EIA development as it is unlikely to have significant effects on the environment. This is due to the nature, size, and location of the pipeline.
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