Barhale bags £16m shaft tank for Severn Trent Water

The centrepiece of the scheme is a 20-metre diameter, 24-metre deep shaft tank, offering a further 5,200m³ of overflow storage capability.

It would kind a key factor of the broader, multi-site Etruria Vale mission, delivered beneath Severn Trent Water’s Framework Directive Scheme.

Barhale will assemble the shaft utilizing secant piling to create a round retaining wall earlier than excavation begins. Two connecting pipes – a 7.2-metre-long, 1200mm inlet and a 12-metre-long, 1050mm overflow – will hyperlink the construction to adjoining manholes.

Barhale Director James Ingamells mentioned: “The broader Etruria Vale mission spans a number of websites, together with the Decrease Oxford Street CSO and Decrease Oxford Street Shaft.The Etruria Vale shaft is the ultimate piece within the puzzle. Its completion, and the additional capability it brings, will make a big enchancment to the wastewater community within the space.

“Most significantly, it would play a significant function in enhancing water high quality within the Fowlea Brook – a key tributary of the River Trent.

“Everybody at Barhale is proud to be entrusted by Severn Trent Water with this vital scheme, and we stay up for persevering with our collaboration to ship it efficiently.”

Ben King, Senior Undertaking Supervisor for Severn Trent Water mentioned: “As we start AMP8, I’m excited to start work with Barhale on this mission which can present long-term advantages to Stoke-On-Trent. Working with Barhale and their provide chain aligns with our method of collaborative mission supply as we give attention to efficiently delivering this mission over the following 24 months.”

Work is scheduled for completion by summer season 2027.