£44 million water treatment plant is nearly completed

The expensive reservoir and water treatment works near Newton-on-Trent in Lincoln are nearly finished.

Anglian Water is in charge of making the amendments, which are looking to be completed way ahead of the scheduled date.

West Lindsey District Council commissioned this huge project back in April, when fears for the area's water supply were running high.

Apprehensions had been sparked after a drought, which saw customers of Anglian Water undergo a water shortage.

Shortly after this, the company announced that they planned to revolutionise the water treatment system to ensure that nothing like this would ever happen in Newton-on-Trent again.

Back in April, Paul Valleley, director of water services for Anglian Water, said: "The current drought affecting our region has highlighted just how important water supplies are. 

"This development will help us to ensure we are making the best use of the available resource and safeguard our customer’s drinking water supplies long into the future."

The reservoir is intended to provide 20 million litres of drinking water to Lincoln every day, just a fraction of the 230 million litres that it can hold.

Water from the reservoir has been extracted from the nearby River Trent, before it is pumped into Lincoln, where it can be used in the current system of mains.

The necessity for water in this area is highlighted by Mr Vallely, as he comments that the area is one of the "driest and lowest" in the country.

This makes it a particular danger when it comes to the ever-present threat of climate change.

In addition, this area is one of the most rapidly expanding in the country. With more and more people moving into the district, the demand for clean and safe water is growing.

However, Mr Vallely still warns people that it is important for individuals to take responsibility for their own water use, being careful not to go over the top.

"By being a bit more efficient in our water use at home and at work we can all do our bit to make sure that there is enough to go around now and in the future," he says.