Horsley Water Treatment Works Upgrade

Hi, everyone

The latest update from the Horsley Upgrade Scheme follows:

Insatllation of cable tray continued to various locations around the site. Cable installation has also continued around site.

Concrete was placed to the second lift of the walls to the static mixer chamber. This will house pipework and injection points for the chemicals used to treat water prior to introduction to the Rapid Gravity Filters. Tanks for the storage of chemicals were delivered to site and intalled to the Chemical Building to the north end of the site.

Metalwork (stairs and flooring) installation continued in the Rapid Gravity Filters area.

A couple of weeks ago three colleagues and I visited a treatment works in Hodder, Lancashire to pick up on any lessons learned since their similar upgrade was completed a few years ago. On the way back up I suggested we stop for some lunch at one of the hostelries I'd spotted on the outward journey. The first one was closed and the second one was so busy we couldn't get a spot in the car park. I must go back there on another Wednesday afternoon at 2.00 p.m. (in the middle of nowhere) to find out what the draw is! We then continued on and visited the "Truckstop" at Tebay just off the M6. I was mildly surprised at the condition of the place which was nothing like the transport cafe suggested by the name. The menu displayed things like "Hacher at boulettes", "legumes", and "frites" (obviously catering for the European truckers). I stuck with something more Anglo (chicken curry and rice) but watched one of my travelling companions order from the counter. The items I've listed from the menu turned out to be mince and dumplings, vegetables and CHIPS! At least I think it was, as when I got to the table with my meal I couldn't distinguish what his was as it was hidden by a layer of tomato sauce (ketchup a la tomate). What would Escoffier have made of it? You couldn't make it up!

Happy eating!

Geoff