Anglian Water Services

With Storm Bert and Connall adding extra water to the sewer network, it's a reminder of the importance of keeping pipes clear to minimise the risk of flooding across our region. While the flushing of wet wipes and sanitary products are still the biggest causes of preventable blockages, our sewer maintenance teams regularly come across frightening discoveries in the sewer network.  From scooters, to bricks and even a crocodile! Although some of the things we find down the sewer can be comical, this is the reality of what our teams face every day, and it’s putting our beloved environment and homes at unnecessary risk. While we’re significantly investing in improving the resilience of our network, preventing blockages at the source, can make all the difference in keeping our sewers flowing freely. As the wet weather continues, we can all make one simple change by only flushing the three P's - Pee, Poo and Paper. For all other rubbish like nappies, wipes, sanitary products - just bin it. Read more about our Just Bin It campaign here - https://lnkd.in/eeCNtaDa #JustBinIt #Blockages #SewerResilience

We've officially passed the halfway mark for pipelaying on our strategic pipeline project that's building hundreds of kilometres of underground, large-diameter, interconnecting pipelines that stretch from North Lincolnshire to Essex. Without this critical new pipeline - which is also one of biggest water capital delivery and environmental protection programmes in Europe - there simply wouldn't be enough water left in our region to supply future generations.   With 170 kilometres of pipeline firmly in the ground, it's a reminder that the water-stressed East of England requires careful use of the world's most precious resource to meet long-term water demand, and without coming at a cost to our environment. This is an obligation that the project is proudly fulfilling.   As part of our commitment to transparency around our region's requirements for water, the strategic pipeline team welcomed the BBC News to a section of the project in Suffolk to walk the pipe, enter a 20 million litre-capacity storage reservoir before it gets filled with water, and learn what the project will mean for the people in our region.   Providing our next business plan is approved by Ofwat, we have plans to take the pipelines even further into Suffolk and Norfolk to ensure the East of England remains resilient to drought for generations to come.   Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/eceWXJFd   #MajorInfrastructure #WaterScarcity #WaterResources

The Government has made its ambitions clear for growth in the UK. At the heart of that agenda is ensuring we have the right water infrastructure in place to support the new homes and business headed for the East of England. But securing a future water supply in one of the most water scarce parts of the UK isn't a quick or easy. It can take decades to plan large megaprojects, like reservoirs - and that’s the job for companies like us at Anglian Water. We recently caught up with our Director of Strategic Asset Management, Sian Thomas to discuss the plans for our two new reservoirs in Lincolnshire and the Fens. Sian discusses the next stages of these two projects and what their completion will mean for future generations. #WaterResources #Growth #WaterSecurity

November is Men’s Health Month, and with only 1 in 4 men feeling like they can open up to their family and friends when they're struggling, it's a time to talk about men’s health challenges, spread awareness, and support healthier lives for men. From dads to video gamers, to competitive weightlifters, to marathon runners …regardless of our job roles and passions outside work, we all come together for one purpose. This #InternationalMensDay, we wanted to say an extra thank you, and look after the people who work around the clock to look after your water💧 From our private healthcare scheme, 24/7 virtual GP service, to our Employee Assistance Programme and more. It's important to us that we encourage everyone to reach out for support, whenever they need it – for both mental and physical health, and for when they just need an ear to talk too.

Over the next three decades, the East of England population is set to grow by more than 700,000 - all while we're grappling with the impact of a changing climate. In order to support this level of growth, we've proposed £9bn of investment into our region - much of it into huge capital infrastructure delivery. Which is where our Anglian Water @one Alliance comes in. Along with partners, Balfour Beatty plc, Barhale Ltd, Binnies, Mott MacDonald Bentley | MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and Sweco, our alliance have been helping us deliver huge infrastructure projects across our region for more than 20 years. We were one of the first utilities to set up an alliancing model, which has since been held up as an exemplar part of the Government's Construction Playbook.   By bringing together experts from across the supply chain, alliancing has allowed us to reimagine the traditional way of devising, costing and delivering projects by encouraging innovative thinking, advancement of new technology, and collaborative working between partners. The result? Better outcomes for customers, the environment and the long-term future of our region. If approved by Ofwat next month, our business plan for the next five years, outlines over £2.6bn worth of capital infrastructure work delivered by our #oneAlliance. This is central to our ambitious plans to support growth and resilience in our region. You can hear from the partners about how this alliancing model works for us below⬇️ #Alliancing #MajorInfrastructure #Growth

Collaboration is the key to driving innovation and resilience in the water industry. As we tackle the challenges of a growing population and changing climate, it’s essential we embrace the potential of cross-sector partnerships. In the spirit of working together, we recently took Wessex Water on a tour of our Ingoldisthorpe wetlands, built in partnership with Norfolk Rivers Trust. We have seen firsthand how wetlands can not only operate as a natural treatment plant for millions of litres of water, but also become a beautiful habitat and flourishing haven for wildlife. Embarking on their own wetlands project in the South West, this visit was an opportunity to share knowledge and insights with our water industry colleagues on how we can best harness the power of wetlands. Over the next five years 75% of the nature-based solutions planned for England and Wales will be in our region. By working with others, we’ll be able to do even more for our customers and the environment. #Wetlands #NatureBasedSolutions #Collaboration

We have a long standing legacy of supporting customers when they need us most – it’s something we’re incredibly proud of. Even though our proposed bill increases are some of the lowest in the industry, we know raising bills in the current economic conditions will be difficult for many people. Considering how we continue to support those who might be struggling to pay has been a central theme in our business plan for the next five years.    Building on our sector-leading position, we have committed to supporting all customers at risk of being in water poverty by 2030. This help will include discounts of up to 50% for 230,000 customers, more support available for another 70,000 customers across all our concessionary tariffs and increased flexibility for many more people in managing their accounts day to day. Additionally, new Medical Needs Discount, funded by our owners, is an industry first, and will provide direct financial aid to those with specific medical needs that mean they use more water at home.   Our plan has been designed to strike the balance between ambition to deliver the investment needed for our region to grow and thrive and affordability for our customers. You can read more about the types of support we have available for our customers here: https://lnkd.in/eh7n5eft   #CustomerService #Support #Investment

Last month marks three years since one of our biggest ever engineering challenges – the collapse of a wastewater main, 15 to 17 metres underground, which fed Southend Water Recycling Centre and is responsible for treating half of the city's sewage. Despite the huge complexities surrounding the repair itself, the need to maintain services for customers and protect the environment, it also presented us with an opportunity to think ahead about how we could prepare the site for the future at the same time. By reconfiguring the site, installing additional pumps and creating more capacity, alongside fixing the initial problem, our engineers were able to make the site fit for the growing city for years to come. The next five years will see our biggest ever capital infrastructure programme and even more complex engineering challenges where we’ll take the same approach – preparing our region for the future. Find out how else we’re investing in our region here: https://lnkd.in/ewEF-A3f. #WasteWater #Investment #ThinkingDifferently

In the last year, basketballs, footballs and tennis balls are just some of the strange items our teams have found down our drains. These things cause completely preventable blockages that can not only disrupt the network but also cost millions to clear.   As part of our £100million investment into tackling pollutions, we’re investing £34million on installing 40,000 high-tech sewer monitors that use AI to provide us with early warning of problems before they arise. This means we can undertake pre-emptive sewer cleaning and improvements, targeting hundreds of blockages caused by unflushables, like wipes, nappies and sanitary items before they cause disruptions.   In this video, our Water Recycling Operations Manager, Daniel Deprez and his team, show the effect flushing these kind of things has on our network.   #WaterRecycling #Unflushables #Unblocktober

In the last year, our teams have cleared 37,000 blockages from our network, removing more than 2,800 tonnes of unflushable items such as wet wipes, nappies and sanitary towels are just some of things commonly found in our network.  Blockages contribute to flooding and cause pollution incidents in our region, yet 80% are completely preventable.  We've fast-tracked £100m of investment this year alone to help tackle pollutions and spills. An extra £34 million will be spent on installing the installation of 30,000 high-tech sewer monitors with AI to give early warning of problems before they arise meaning we can undertake sewer cleaning and improvements in the top 100 highest risk areas, targeting thousands of blockages caused by unflushables. In the last year this proactive approach meant that we found and cleared almost 500 blockages that were building up in our sewers. Over the next five years, we’re increasing our wastewater network by 112 Olympic-sized swimming pools. But this won’t be enough to completely prevent pollutions if we are not being more mindful about what we’re flushing. We need everyone to play their part in helping us keep the sewers clear and functioning properly and just bin it. Find out what shouldn’t be flushed at https://lnkd.in/eFZbAUxb. #WaterRecycling #Unflushables #Unblocktober