Anglian Water’s @one Alliance has finished its £1.8m project in Peterborough helping to prevent flooding to local communities and the environment.

The project will also support growth in the region, which is crucial as Peterborough is one of the fastest-growing cities in the UK.

The scheme began in June last year and included the installation of a new storage tank and new sewer pipes, as well as upgrades to one of its pumping stations to increase capacity to the sewer network.

The new storage tank was installed underneath the field off Celta Road in Fletton and can hold 150,000 litres of water during heavy rainfall until the network frees up. Then, it can be transported through to Peterborough’s Water Recycling Centre (WRC) to be fully treated before it’s returned safely back into the environment.

This storage tank will provide resilience to the extreme weather the county has faced recently, protecting both the local communities and environment nearby.

 Anglian Water has completed further upgrades at the Wessex Close pumping station in Stanground, including the installation of new equipment and modifications aimed at increasing capacity of the sewers during heavy downpours.

Alongside these flood prevention efforts, Anglian Water has carried out several other projects across Peterborough, including the installation of new water pipes for new homes in Great Haddon and the rollout of smart meters throughout the city.

The water company also invested £11.6 million at Peterborough’s WRC which included the installation of two new storm water tanks large enough to hold enough rainwater to fill eight Olympic sized swimming pools.

Chloe Bailey, Customer Co-Ordinator for the project said: “We’re pleased to have recently finished our work across Peterborough to support the growing community as well as helping to protect the local community from future flooding events.

“As a result of climate change, we’re seeing more bouts of extreme weather, so it was important that we prepared the area to store extra storm water before it’s treated and returned to the environment.

“We’d like to thank our customers across Peterborough for their patience over the past few months while we completed this essential work.”

In December, Anglian Water announced its investment plans for the next five years, with £694 million allocated for projects in Cambridgeshire between 2025-2030.