Afternoon All. Time for an on the Great Ayton STW Storm Tank: Our specialist sub-contractor is progressing the shaft for the new storm tank. The cutting ring and first normal ring are in place and the jacking collar complete. The jacks are in place, and we should start sinking the shaft tomorrow when the long reach excavator arrives. The collar and the jacks give us control of the shaft as it sinks, guiding it and allowing us to keep it plumb. We are also continuing various trial holes on site looking at the possibility of a streamlined solution. The potential solution is difficult and may prove to be unworkable, but the potential benefits mean we need to at least examine the possibility. Thanks for taking the time to read this update. Dave Eden, Project Manager

Good afternoon Everyone, I hope you all  have had a lovely Christmas and are ready for 2025. I would like to provide you all with an update on the progress we have made here on Felton treatment works, this will be the first one of the New Year. We continue with the upgrading on site and even though the weather has not been great, we are still on track. We are continuing with the pipework connections to the Primary Settlement Tank (PST3) which is part of the treatment process, along with improvements to the inlet works, which involve the removal of the old inlet screen in the southern channel this is used to remove the solids from the effluent, the penstocks have been replaced these are gates which we use to control the flow of water and some concrete modifications have been made to prepare for the new screens to be installed. We have also shuttered and poured the new pump desludge slab which is a concrete base ready for the pump/pipework to be installed for the Humus settlement tank (HST)  which is the secondary process of the water treatment, along with the upgrading of the electrics by replacing with new cables. Once again I would like to thank you all for your continued support and patience while the works continue, but in the meantime if you have any questions or queries please leave a message below or use the contact details provided and one to the team will be happy to help. thank you Julie          

Good afternoon everyone, I hope you're well.  I wanted to provide an update on the works and some key dates for phase 1 of the work: Phase 1 of our work will begin W/C Monday 27th January and will take seven weeks to complete, this includes our investigation works, before moving to Phase 2. Due to the nature of our work, and for the safety of our Customers and our Site Team, we need to close a section of Gresham Road. This will be a rolling road closure, which will moved along Gresham Road for each phase of our works. Pedestrian access to properties will be always maintained, and footpaths will remain open. We will try to maintain emergency access during our working hours, ensuring emergency vehicles can get as close to the properties as possible. Should you have any questions regarding the works, please don't hesitate to reach out by adding a comment in the box below and a member of the Project Team will respond accordingly. Please find attached some information on how to access our translation service.  Take care and speak soon, Bethany

Good afternoon All, I would firstly like to wish you all a very Happy New Year and I hope you all had a lovely Christmas, This is the first update of 2025 for the Allendale treatment works, we have had a slow start to the year due to the weather conditions but we are back on course, we have now installed and backfilled the flowmeters which is a device that measures the flow rate of water into the treatment works along with the actuated valve chambers which is a structure that houses the valves that automatically manage's the water flow. We have also finished the installation of the Rotating biological contactor 1 (RBC1) and the covers, this is used in the process of the wastewater treament.  We have made the final connections to the Rotating biological contactor 2 (RBC2) and completed the concrete slab cast which will support the compressor. I would like to once again thank you for all your co-operation and continued support, in the meantime if you have any questions or issues please feel free to leave a comment below or use the details provide to contact one of the team and er willbe happy to help. thanks again Julie

Good morning everyone, Happy Monday. I hope you’re all well and settling into 2025. The Team on Site have made some great progress this last month so far so I wanted to share this with you: We have powered up the new MCC on the 2nd of January, when we returned after the Christmas break and this week, we successfully turned a flow through our works meeting our programme date.   The flows now run through the new Inlet Screen, Balance Tank, Primary Settlement Tank and Syphon Chamber before being distributed on the Filter by the new distributor arms and the improvements we have made mean the works can now treat more sewage before a spill to storm occurs. The next stage for us is to convert the existing Primary Settlement Tanks into Storm Tanks to increase the Storm water storage capacity of the works. Ad you can see, this is a great start to the year for sure. If you have any questions that you’d like to ask us regarding the works, then please don’t hesitate to add a comment in the box below and a member of the Project Team will respond as soon as possible. Take care and speak soon, Bethany

Good Morning and Happy New Year! We are progressing well with our Chemical Removal works and all major civils works are now complete. Over the next couple of months, we will be testing, commissioning and optomising the system before the dosing plant becomes fully functional. Please contact us direct if you have any questions at nwl.customer@esh.uk.com

Good afternoon all, Due to recent poor weather conditions including the snowmelt there has been a noticeable deterioration of the ground in our site compound and access tracks, which has also affected the condition of Mount Lane  To address this we have scheduled work for Saturday 18th January, when our team will re-stone our compound and access tracks to improve the conditions. To manage dirt on nearby roads, a full time road sweeper has been in operation. We have sourced a wheel wash system, which is expected to be delivered early next week and fully operational by the end of the week. This system will help reduce mud and dirt on roads around our compound and working areas.  Over the weekend we will also have a few operatives working within the reservoir cells. We remain focused on addressing these issues and improving conditions on site and in the surrounding areas. Thank you for bearing with us as we continue this work. Thanks 

Good morning Hope you are all well! As you might have noticed, we are now back on site and the team have begun installation of the temporary works to allow excavations of the valve chamber and flow meter. The reduction of stone will be complete over the next week to allow the new access track to be installed. Over the next few weeks there will be an increase in large vehicles to site while materials are delivered. As always we endeavour to keep disruption to a minimum. Please contact us direct if you have any questions at nwl.customer@esh.uk.com. Thank you have a lovely weekend! Rachel

Good morning Hope you are all well! As you might have noticed, we are now back on site, positioning and setting access covers to the shaft at Plawsworth Sewerage Treatment Works. The team are cleaning out and placing the gravel strip behind the MCC kiosk and generator. Preparation for the concrete pour has begun at Plawsworth Sewerage Treatment Works. The team are using a 14-tonne excavator to reinstate the compound area and load away the hardstanding area before reinstating commences. Access covers are being lifted into position and set into the shaft and the valve chamber ready for concrete. Please contact us direct if you have any questions at nwl.customer@esh.uk.com. Thank you have a lovely weekend! Rachel        

Good morning Hope you are all well! As you might have noticed, we are now back on site, with works continuing on the Rising Main. The last two remaining directional drilling works have been completed along with the associated Rising Main Pipework. All the Rising main Pipework across the scheme is now installed with the exception of the wash out chambers and pressure testing the system which is scheduled to commence this week. The crew have installed the overflow chamber with the extraction/removal of all the drive pit shoring. The 300-diameter overflow pipework to the existing overflow pipeline is ongoing in readiness to construct new online manhole. All the drainage and manholes have been installed up to proposed new discharge chamber with the exception of approx 15 meters of pipework. Topsoil reinstatements are being carried out. The new MCC Kiosk base has been completed with our contractor Retroflo on site to install the Kiosk, with the MCC to follow at a later date. Installation of the new wet well scaffolding is in preparation. Please contact us direct if you have any questions at nwl.customer@esh.uk.com. Thank you have a lovely weekend! Rachel

Good morning Hope you are all well! As you might have noticed, we are now back on site and you are likely to see a lot more of the construction team as we work through the first few months of the year. The new tank is progressing well, despite the recent cold weather. The team are transporting spoil off site, and are over coming daily challenges due to the cold/wet weather. The roads are being kept clean and maintained as the work progresses.  Please contact us direct if you have any questions at nwl.customer@esh.uk.com. Thank you have a lovely weekend! Rachel

Good morning, I hope you are well and are settling into 2025. Since returning from the Christmas Break, the Site Team have continued progressing well with the Project, so I thought I’d share this with you. Ammonia sample point concrete shuttering and prep work. Road reinstatement prep work. NEPS installing pipe supports. Prep for MH28 to MH25 works. Intelect continue works. Concrete slots booked for every day next week. (Weather permitting). As always, if you wanted to ask us anything, please don’t hesitate to add a comment in the box below and a member of the Project Team will respond accordingly. Take care and speak soon, Bethany