Anglian Water to Build £40m Reservoir and Treatment Works

Anglian Water is to build a new reservoir and water treatment works outside the city of Lincoln, UK, at a total cost of £40m.

Under the Anglian Water scheme, water will be taken from the River Trent and stored in a reservoir west of the A1133 near Newton-on-Trent before being treated on the other side of the road.

By putting the reservoir and works on opposite sides of the road, Anglian Water can make use of the naturally sloping landscape to move the water into the works by gravity.

Anglian Water spokesperson John Clare said the reservoir will be able to store as much water as 100 Olympic-sized swimming pools and the works will be able to supply 20 megalitres of treated water per day.