Hello everyone. Hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year break. I just want to update you on the works at Fontburn.

We are prioritising maintaining Covid security at our workplaces. We have reinforced the NHS message "Hands. Face. Space".

Hands – wash your hands regularly and for at least 20 seconds

Face – wear a face covering in indoor settings where social distancing may be difficult, and where you will come into contact with people you do not normally meet

Space – stay 2 metres apart from people you do not live with where possible, or 1 metre with extra precautions in place (such as wearing face coverings)

We have previously installed hand sanitising stations at strategic locations on site. This photo shows one of the hand sanitising stations.

We have a rule to keep 2m apart. This poster and similar posters are displayed on site to remind people to keep a safe distance from other people.

We are focusing on keeping a safe working environment for everyone. This poster shows some of the other rules we have in place to keep everyone safe.

Hello. In today's update I want to concentrate on the envionmental side of our works at the Fontburn water treatment works.

We have consulted the local authorities on environmental matters and we have no issues on site. There are bats, great crested newts and many other animals in the vicinity of the works.

We have constructed a "hibernicula" refuge for newts.

We have worked to minimise light pollution for the benefits of our neighbours and bats.

Our site teams continue to make good progress at the Fontburn site. We are working at several locations.

We have started working in the waste water building on the silo new reinforced concrete bases. We are making good progress at the existing clarifiers.

We are continuing with design development and the detail design.

We have removed the first redundant silo and are expecting delivery of the new silo in January.

The site teams have made good progress over the last month. 

Hello. We have made steady progress on site since the last update on the Fontburn project. We have progressed the design detail and continued operations at several locations on site.

The temporary crane platforms are complete and advance works to remove the first of the silos have started.

We will start working in the pre-lime chamber and in the waste water building. The planning stage is at an advance stage.

The next operations are to continue with the pre-accommodation works.

The site and compound set-up are complete. The works areas comply with the covid management protocols. The Project supports "the three simple actions" promoted by the NHS; "wash hands, cover face and make space"

We have established our compound at the Fontburn water treatments works. Operations on site have started.

The compound has been set to make covid control measures such as social distancing easy.

We have completed a lot of the preliminary site investigation works on site. We have also completed the site haul road.

The site team has been in contact with Natural England and agreed measures that ensure we do not have any negative impact on the local environment.

The site team continue to work closely with the Northumbrian Water operational staff.

Hello. The works at Fontburn have gathered momentum over the past couple of weeks. We have set the site compound, car parking area and welfare units up in one corner of the site. The hard works start now. The site team are progressing well with the undergound operations. One more point before I go, the site team have established covid-19 compliance rules on site. We have hand sanitising stations in the welfare area, office block and adjacent to the car park. We have rules that ensure social distancing on site and in the offices. Thank you to everyone on site for making all of this work.

Hello again. Interserve has agreed with the local environmentalists how to help the local wildlife during the construction works. We have built some "hibernicula" structures at Fontburn to help. This is a photo of a completed hibernicula. All ready for the local wildlife.

Hello. This is a quick update to let everyone know that we are starting works on site. We have set up our cabins and are getting ready to start with the construction works.

This is a phototaken at the west end of the site.

Fontburn Water Treatment Works – Lime Dosing Refurbishment Project Background - Fontburn Water Treatment Works has a deployable output of 19 Mega litres per day. Located in Warkworth, Northumberland it is a strategically important works supplying 68,636 properties in Northumberland. NWG has given a DWI (Drinking Water Inspectorate) Undertaking to deliver a technical solution for replacement of the lime dosing system by the 31st of August 2020. To achieve this and to prevent issues with the water leaving the works a refurbishment of the existing system will be carried out in two phases. Phase 1 will commence on site by the end of March and will progress until September 2020. The date for Phase 2 will be confirmed in due course. The scope of the work to achieve this will include replacement of the existing bulk storage silos, batching tanks and ultimately new dosing equipment. In addition other activities will be carried out concurrently to upgrade other processes on site. The technical solutions will address the DWI Undertaking for compliance requirements and deliver a key strand of our strategy to maintain water quality standards. The benefit the customer will ensure Clean Clear Drinking Water that Tastes Good being received at their tap ensuring NWG achieves our Overall Drinking Water Quality compliance Measure of Success. Glyn Jenkins NWL Project Manager