Good Afternoon,

Just a quick update for you..........

The second pair of new screens will be lifted into position by the end of this month. They should be in operation (resilience testing) from mid-August, and be fully functional by early September ready for the start of leaf fall in Autumn............that should be job done!

Thank you for your co-operation once again

Good Afternoon,

Well the weather did it's worst for us last week.

Installing the temporary screens 1 & 2 proved to be a struggle due to the ice and freezing conditions, however the team continued on screens 3 & 4 so that left our colleagues at Northumbrian Water to work on screens 1&2 to de-ice.

Here are some photos, look at the thickness of the ice!

Good Afternoon All,

Hope all is good and you are all safe.

The internal work within the new buidling is continuing and there maybe some extra vehicle activity on site over the next few weeks as the temporary screens are being fit. The team will along with our colleagues at Northumbrian Water will do some background testing behind it all to ensure they work correctly before the permanant ones are installed.

Once again, thank you for your continued patience and understanding.

Joan

Good Afternoon,

You probably will have noticed a lot of the work at site now is all inside the new building, there is still some work to do and the team will continue to work until 22nd December.

After which they will make the place safe and secure and will return 4th January 2021.

Thank you for your patience and understanding during our work, we do appreciate it.

It remains for me to wish you all good health and happiness for 2021 and for those who celebrate Christmas, a very Merry Christmas to you.

Good Afternoon,

Hope you are enjoying todays lovely sunshine.

I thought I'd share the photo of the new building, taken from the other side of the river.

Good Morning Everyone,

Well what a difference, just look at it now!

As you can see against the backdrop of a lovely autumnal blue sky the external building is now almost complete. Over the next few months there is still extensive work being carried out inside the building preparing for the new screens. Hopefully this gives a much deserved rest to the what can only be described as very patient and understanding neighbours!

Thank you.

Good Morning

Here is a quick up date of the work on the refurbed building.

The building work is scheduled to be complete next month and we will be removing the external scaffolding in due course so you can see it in all it's glory. The team will continue to work on the internal areas within the building, fitting the electrics and utilities etc.

Have a look at the before, during and after photos.

Thank you once again to the residents near the works, you have been so accommodating and patient with us during this project we do appreciate it.

Good Afternoon

I am sure by now you may have noticed Peter and his team by now as the pipe work for the new part of the building is pretty evident. (have a look at the photos)

All is going to programme and the demolition work of the original building is complete hence the steelwork.

The roof work is due to start 24th and we will try to keep our impact as minimal a possible.

If you do manage to see Peter, he is a very sociable guy please feel free to say hello (social distance of course).

Thank you for your patience and understanding during the work especially those residents adjacent to the works, we appreciate it.

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Good Morning,

This "Eels" blog is really guided to those residents who live in the Warkworth area where, we have been working for some time now. I did mention previously how we would be exchanging and replacing some pumps over the coming months; apologies for the late notice as tomorrow is one of those times!

Peter will be up there at site, early doors around 7ish to guide in the crane required to lift out the old and place in the new pump, it will be just a days work so if you happen to be out and about (as it is a beautiful area) please be that more vigilant.

One more pump after this one, and I will let you know when, thank you again for your patience.

Have a good day and stay safe.

Joan

Good Morning All,

Just to let you all know we have now started work on the Eels screens at Broken Scar, I'm sure you will have seen Peter and the team by now. Here is a copy of the letter we have delivered on behalf of Northumbrian Water:-

"Our experienced partner, Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB) will be extending and refurbishing the inlet building of Broken Scar Water Treatment Works. Following this, working in conjunction with The Environment Agency we will then return to install four new eel screens at the same area. We continue to follow UK Government guidance regarding COVID-19 and as it stands currently, the initial refurbishment work will start on 1 June 2020 and will last until 31 October 2020. We will then return to install the screens from February 2021 up to October 2021. Welfare and office facilities for the team will be based at the Treatment Works to limit the vehicular activity and the accompanying noise impact.The eel screens will not only provide security of water supply for the future but will also enable Northumbrian Water to achieve compliance with the Eels (England and Wales) Regulations 2009. The Eels Regulations were introduced by a European Commission to protect eels as European eel stocks are low and continue to decline. The recovery plan aims to return the eel stocks to sustainable levels. As mentioned above, the timings of this work cannot be guaranteed however, we will continue to monitor Government guidance. We are committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of our employees and our customers. The site teams will adhere to the social distancing guidance and we ask that during this difficult time that you also maintain a social distance from our staff once the work gets underway."

 Please feel free to ask us any questions you may have.

Stay safe