Horsley Water Treatment Works Upgrade

A £46M project to upgrade Horsley WTW has now reached a key milestone. We have selected our partners, a joint venture partnership with Doosan Enpure and Interserve Construction, to upgrade the treatment works.

Start Date

March, 2016

Estimated End Date

May, 2021

Contractor

Interserve Construction, Doosan Enpure

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Latest updates

By Shafqat Akbar

3 days ago

In today's update, I would like to share with you the tremendous progress we are making on the testing and commissioning of the new plant. I would like to share some of the recent achievements. The emergency showers are located in important locations on site. This emergency shower is next to the actiflo and chemical buildings. The water tanks next to the Rapid Gravity Filters have been tested and the equipment in the tanks has been installed. The equipment required for the MEICA works is being installed. These works are progressing well. This photograph shows how well we have progressed in recent months. The installation of the steelwork has started on site. We have already completed some of the external staircases. There are a lot of underground assets on site that are now covered.

By Shafqat Akbar

20 October, 2020 at 10:05AM

In today's update I want to show you how much work is happening on this site. Here are some of the many work fronts that are currently open. This is the first concrete pour for the passavant crane base. The lamella structure in the sludge area has been positioned into it's permanent location. The fit out has started. The scaffold enclosure to the HV swithroom is in place. Works inside this structure is ready to start. The silos are ready to receive the first deliveries of chemicals.

By Shafqat Akbar

15 October, 2020 at 3:18PM

Hello everyone. At Horsley, we have achieved another milestone. We have completed the deep pipelines, reinstated the fencelines and the automated barriers in the Middle Road area of the site. We are ready to re-open Middle Road. The project team is working on a number of fronts and continue to make good progress. We have started the testing and commissioning of the MEICA works. The fit out of buildings continues. We have a number of specialist partners on site working on this project.

By Shafqat Akbar

13 October, 2020 at 2:41PM

Hello from Horsley. We have been working on many new fronts at Horsley and we are hitting a lot of milestones. Thank you to the site teams on the hard work and dedication. We have tested and commissioned many areas of the water treatment process. We have connected permanant power to many of the new strucures and MCCs. The site team has set up a the temperature monitor at the entrance to the main office block. This temperature monitor compliments all of the other covid-19 management the site has set in place.

By Shafqat Akbar

6 October, 2020 at 5:09PM

We have had another week of good progress at Horsley Water Treatment Works. Here are some photos showing how the project is going. This is the view from the top of Birney Hill pumping station looking west along the Tyne valley The underground works in Middle Road are progressing well. The deep pipes are complete in this area. We are progressing well with the installation of external access and fittings.

By Shafqat Akbar

1 October, 2020 at 11:23AM

Today I would like to update you on the good progress that has been made at Birney Hill pumping station. Most of the pumping station is hidden from view. These two structures are built on top of the pumping station. The earthworks operations are progressing well. Some of the equipment is housed behind block walls and steel fencing

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