GENERAL PROJECT

Sacriston Sewage Treatment Works Upgrade

We are investing over £3 million to improve the performance of our wastewater treatment at Sacriston. This essential work will help to improve the water quality of the South Burn for the benefit of people, the environment and wildlife and ensure that the treatment facility continues to serve the community effectively.

Start Date

January, 2024

Estimated End Date

September, 2024

Contractor

NW, Galliford Try

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Latest updates

By Jane Cooper

12 April, 2024 at 8:52AM

Hello, Works are now well underway with the civil works almost 50% complete. The two major pieces of equipment required for the new compliance, the chemical dosing kiosks and the tertiary treatment unit have now arrived at site. Going forward over the next few weeks we’ll be carrying on with the civil works and making a start on some of the mechanical installations.

By Jane Cooper

7 February, 2024 at 12:25PM

Hello I’d like to introduce the team from Galliford Try that will be completing the work at Sacriston on behalf of Northumbria Water. My name is Jane Cooper, and I am the Customer Experience Coordinator for Galliford Try. Our Site Manager is Iain Cunningham and our Project Manager is Mark Goodby Construction works have started on site, with the site setup being completed early January. Current works ongoing involve the reduction and levelling of ground for the new tertiary treatment and chemical dosing slabs. Once this levelling and stoning work is complete then piling will be carried out late February. See link showing a couple of photos of the early stages of the project. Sacriston Photos I’ll keep you updated with progress on this project portal, but if you have any questions, you can either quickly create an account to comment on any activity updates on this page, or alternatively, use the ‘Contact’ button at the top of the page, whichever way is best for you.

By Paul Davison

10 January, 2024 at 7:22AM

Good morning, you should have received a postcard this week letting you know that we are preparing to start work on the upgrade to Sacriston sewage treatment works to help improve the water quality in the South Burn. Work will begin on Monday 15 January 2024 for up to 8 months. However, as with all construction projects, unexpected delays can sometimes occur. Typical working hours will be Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm. The site is located east of the village, surrounded by woodland and we don’t expect significant disruption. However, there may be a noticeable increase in construction traffic accessing the site via the B6312 and Cross Lane during the construction period. Please note that caution should be taken when crossing the existing access track to the works.

By Paul Davison

10 November, 2023 at 9:47AM

Good morning and apologies, we've not updated the portal for a quite a while now. We wrote to customers back in September to confirm that we have now secured business approval for the upgrade works and are progressing with the detailed design. We plan to start construction work in January 2024 and expect the upgrade works to take up to 8 months to complete. Now that we are preparing to move into the construction phase, we'll make sure to kee pthe portal updated regularly so you can see how we are getting on. Again, don't hesistate to contact us either via the 'Contact Us' tab above or comment on this post and we'll get back to you. Thanks

By Paul Davison

20 February, 2023 at 5:12PM

Hello, I'm Paul Davison and I'm Northumbrian Water's Project Manager for the work we are planning to carry out in your area. Along with the rest of the project team we will be keeping you updated as the project progresses. We’d really like to hear from you. If you have any queries, you can either quickly create an account to comment on any activity update on this page or alternatively, use the 'Contact' button at the top of the page, whichever way is best.

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