Hello,

I just thought I'd post a quick update about what's being going on over the last month. 

We have finished stripping the easements in all the fields where the new pipeline is to be laid, giving the team the capacity to start installing the new pipe. During this time, 115.35m of gravity sewer, and 156m of the rising main has been laid. You can view the pipeline route here.

On Thursday 29th September, as part of the Old Durham Beck Renewed Bluespaces project, Northumbrian Water and MMB spent the day working with Wear Rivers Trust to help install flow deflectors into to the stream immediately downstream of the Pittington Wastewater Treatment Works site. This includes the installation of woody debris and deflectors into the stream which creates little habitats for wildlife and helps improve biodiversity. While we were there the team found a European Eel which is likely to have travelled all the way from the Caribbean to Durham! 

I have included some photos of our work, along with the photos from installing the flow deflectors. 

If you have any questions, please leave a comment below and a member of the project team will get back to you.

Thanks.

Gaby 

Good morning,

We just wanted to make you aware that the team are carrying out some trial holes in the Sherburn area to locate an existing gas main. To carry out the investigation works, it is necessary for us to place traffic lights along Front Street, Sherburn Village. 

Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause you however, we will do all we can to keep disruption to a minimum.

Thank you.

Gaby

Good afternoon,

We just wanted to let you know that the team are carrying out some trial holes in the Sherburn area to locate an existing gas main. To carry out the investigation works, it is necessary for us to place two-way traffic lights along Mill Lane, adjacent to Latimer Way and Sherburn STW, for approximately two days. 

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you however, we will do all we can to keep disruption to a minimum.

Thank you.

Gaby

Good afternoon,

Just a quick update for the residents of Latimer Way and Parkinsons Crescent. 

We are aware that new properties have become occupied since our previous letters were sent out with information on our work. Letters have been delivered to your area today which you can view here.

From Friday 16th September, we will be accessing the field adjacent to Latimer Way to start preparation for the installation of the new pipe. An excavator and dozer will be delivered to the field tomorrow, along with a stone delivery on Tuesday 20th September. We anticipate actively working in this area for approximately 12 weeks, should any delays occur causing changes to our timescale, we will let you know. 

Reinstatements to the field will be carried out at the end of the project. 

If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.

We'd like to thank you in advance for your patience during this time. 

Gaby

Good afternoon,

Since our last update, the site team have been starting to strip back the topsoil along the pipeline route, ready for the new pipe to be laid. This includes stoning up the 'laydown areas' and the secondary compound. In the field towards the Pittington STW, we have added some stock proof fencing around the working area. 

In the treatment works, the base of the Motor Control Center Kiosk has been laid, along with the duct chambers ready for the installation of the cables. 

In other news, our Works Manager, John, brought in a giant onion he has grown in his garden. I've included a photo below.

If you have any questions, please leave a comment below and a member of our project team will get back to you.

Thanks.

Gaby

Good afternoon, we would like to make you aware that tomorrow morning we will be installing 3-way traffic lights on Mill Lane between 9.30am and 3pm for 2 days, this is to allow safe access to manholes along the road. 

We would like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience.

If you have any questions, pop them below and one of the team will get back to you.

Thanks 

Good afternoon,

Just a quick update on our work in Sherburn and Pittington.

Pittington

Our site compound set up is almost complete. The planings to the access road has been laid, and the vegetation clearance is all done at the entrance to the compound. The cabins have been transported from our previous site in Wingate and are now up and running ready for our work to commence. We have placed the red and white water filled barriers around the site area, along with signage and walk ways. A new duct has been laid ready to divert the Sewage Treatment Works existing BT cable to the Motor Control Centre (MCC). 

Work on site begins from Monday 22nd August where we will remove sections of the top soil from the area in which the pipeline will run. 

Sherburn

From Wednesday 3rd August the site team have temporarily set up site at Sherburn STW to do some enabling works ahead of the main contract commencing. We aim to start on site in early October. Please be aware, this is subject to change, and we will let you know when we have a confirmed start date. MMB and our subcontractors have been surveying and tracking the existing services across site. We have also removed some vegetation on site following a visit from the ecologist to check for nesting birds. Looking forward, we need to put a section of ducting into place which is part of the permanent works and will allow the temporary HSAF treatment units to be re-located. A stone platform will be put into place for the HSAF units. Following that we plan to strip the soil on the main compound area and undertake all of the prep works ready to install the cabins in October. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment below and a member of our project team will get back to you. 

Gaby

Good morning,

I hope you're all enjoying this lovely weather we're having.

Just following on from our recent letter that has been sent out in the post, I wanted to post a quick update of what to expect over the upcoming weeks.

From Monday 18th July, we will be starting to widen the access road into Pittington Sewage Treatment Works. This will include two way traffic lights along Coalford Lane adjacent to the STW for approximatley one week. If you take your car to the allotments, we would like to assure you that access will be maintained however, if you require any assistance our site team will be more than happy to help. 

You will also start to notice our site compound being set up at the STW from week commencing 25th July. During the delivery of our site cabins, the wagons will access the site via Pittington village. Disruption will be kept to an absolute minimum however, please take extra care when you're walking/driving through the village at this time. 

I have included the letter here for you to view.

If you have any questions, please leave a comment below and a member of our project team will get back to you.

Thanks.

Gaby

Hello,

Just following on from Amanda and Dean's introductions, I thought I would come on, say hello and introduce myself.

My name is Gaby Ward, I am the Customer Liaison Officer for MMB working along side Northumbrian Water's Customer Care Manager, Amanda Hunt. We will be conducting the engagement with our customers and posting regular updates on here.

I had the pleasure of meeting some of you over the last couple of weeks at our two customer events. Thank you to everyone who came along, myself and the team thorougly enjoyed meeting you.

We have now added the drawings we had on display at the customer events onto the portal. Please follow the links below to view them.

Sherburn Drawings

Pittington Drawings 

We have also included some information on the Old Durham Beck: Renewed Project where Northumbrian Water have partnered up with Wear Rivers Trust to deliver environmental improvements to bluespaces in the Old Durham Beck catchment. You can find out more information about this, and how you can get involved with volunteering for Wear Rivers Trust here.

In the mean time, please feel free to ask us any questions you may have by leaving a comment below, and a member of our project team will get back to you. You can also get in touch via the "contact" link at the top of the page.

Thanks.

Gaby

Morning everyone  

My Name is Amanda Hunt, Customer Care Manager at Northumbrian Water and part of the project team responsible for delivering this work.

I was at the customer event last night in Sherburn Community Centre - a quick thank you to the centre for allowing us to use the great facility there - and I just wanted to say on behalf of the project team a huge thank you to those of you who were able to come along to chat to us.

It really was a great opportunity to meet some of the locals, understand their views and learn some local knowledge which can be invaluable to us when carrying out work of this nature.

We will be posting regular updates on this portal page as things progress and you can follow the project to recieve notification when a new update has been posted.

In the meantime, if you do have any comments queries please dont hesitate to comment below or get in touch using the contact us button above as we love to hear from you.

Thanks again 

Amanda