Hello, I’ve just received information from Anglian Water about environmental investment at the Water Recycling Centre off Duddery Lane to protect river water quality (see below).
Work is beginning this week at the WRC to install new equipment which will remove more phosphorous from wastewater, thus improving river water quality nearby.
As you may know, phosphorous is widely used in soaps and cleaning products but can be harmful to wildlife when it reaches rivers and other watercourses. That’s why we are investing over £1.3 million to strengthen our current water recycling process and remove even more phosphorous from wastewater before it is returned to the environment.
We expect to finish these works by the end of the year. I would like to assure you that customers’ wastewater services will not be affected and as the works are taking place on site at our WRC, there should be minimal disruption to the community.
As one of the driest and flattest parts of the country, our region is particularly at risk from climate change. The increasingly frequent extreme weather this is already causing, combined with population growth, means investments to prevent pollution and enhance river water quality are even more crucial to protect the environment.
This is all part of our Get River Positive programme, which we launched in partnership with our neighbours at Severn Trent Water. The plan includes five pledges to transform river water quality across both our regions and demonstrates a clear and actionable response to calls for a revival of rivers in England. Central to the pledges is a commitment that work we carry out will ensure storm overflows and water recycling centres do not harm rivers.
We have also submitted our proposed business plan for 2025 to 2030 to Ofwat. If approved by Ofwat, our plan will see us investing more than £9 billion between 2025 and 2030 to meet the needs of our growing region and ensure we are resilient to our changing climate. Further details about our plans are available on our website here.
If you have any further questions about this project, or our proposed business plan for 2025-2030, please get in touch with us via