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The Derwent Valley Aqueduct is one of Severn Trent Water’s most important assets, forming part of its strategic water grid it supplies more than 590,000 people with 200 million litres of treated water per day. It consists of 180km of large diameter pipeline, 16km of single 1.9m diameter tunnel, 1,000 valves, 74 bridges and culverts, and 307 other structures and …
Park Road reservoir is a 21 million litre concrete and iron reservoir that serves the North Ipswich area. Constructed in 1902, it is an impressive feat of Edwardian engineering consisting of an underground concrete tank that was covered with a grassy mound. In 2011, it was identified that the reservoir required a major overhaul and deep clean. Inertia Consulting Ltd …
The two Beanfield Water Towers at Corby were built in the 1960s and 1970s respectively. Number 1 holds 1.14 million litres whilst the larger Number 2 holds 3.41 million litres. The towers are part of an Anglian Water network which links Rutland Water to the Beanfield Reservoir and Water Towers via the Morcott and Wing Water Treatment Works. The treated …
In 2008, Inertia Consulting identified that the 70m Wilford Suspension Bridge in Nottingham had deteriorated significantly from previous inspections and its load-bearing capacity had become substandard. We were therefore appointed by Severn Trent Water plc to carry out a principal inspection, dimensional survey, capacity assessment, refurbishment scheme design – including temporary works – and construction supervision for the bridge.
Owned by Southern Water, Testwood Water Treatment Works is the largest in Hampshire. The Works draw 136 million litres of water a day from the River Test which are treated before supplying residents in Totton, Waterside, Southampton and the Isle of Wight. Testwood also supplies the Esso oil refinery at Fawley.
The Derwent Valley Reservoir Complex consists of Howden, Derwent and Ladybower Reservoirs. Together, these form the largest body of open water in the Peak District and Derbyshire, with a combined capacity of nearly 464 billion litres.