Plans for permanent flood defence at Mythe Water Treatment Works unveiled to the Public

Tewkesbury residents and other interested parties are being invited to see for themselves the plans developed by Severn Trent Water for a permanent flood defence barrier at the Mythe Water Treatment works next week.

Work on the barrier is due to get under way in mid-March, and Severn Trent Water is keen to show the public what the £5.5m project involves, and how the new barrier will help protect the county’s water supplies.

People are welcome to visit the Corn Exchange at Tewkesbury Town Hall in the High Street, between 10.30am – 7.00pm on Wednesday, March 3 to see what’s involved, and to ask questions of the company’s representatives who’ll be present. Among items on display will be paper plans, 3D animations and aerial photos.

The water treatment works, sited on the outskirts of the town, were knocked out of action by the summer floods that gripped Gloucestershire and Worcestershire in 2007. As a result, 350,000 people lost their drinking water supplies for 17 days. In the days following the flooding, a semi-permanent barrier was installed around the perimeter of the works. This will now be replaced by an even more durable and long-lasting defence.