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We’re committed to protecting your local environment, preventing flooding and making sure your toilets keep flushing. That’s why we’re investing £1.4 million to upgrade the sewer network in Bletchley.
Sewers need maintenance to keep them flowing and ensure pollution doesn’t find its way into the environment. We use remote CCTV cameras to regularly monitor the state of our sewer pipes, and this information helps us build an investment programme targeted to the area’s most in need. This means we’re using your bill money efficiently and protecting rivers and wildlife effectively.
When a sewer pipe gets old there is an increased risk of bursts and leaks causing potential pollution and interruption to our customers sewerage services.
What’s happening in your area?
We’re replacing over one kilometre of sewer pipes in Bletchley. We started the project in June and now hope to finish in January, but as with any engineering scheme there's always the potential for unforeseen delays.
Frequently asked questions
Why are you completing this work?
Some of our sewer pipes in Bletchley have come to the end of their useful life, this has been caused by natural ground movements and a gas produced from sewage damaging the inside of the pipe.
What will happen if you don’t complete this work?
Damages in the sewer network puts the pipes and pumps under a lot of pressure, if we don’t complete this work now it could result in a burst on the sewer pipe leading to loss of facilities to our customers and risk of pollution to the environment.
Will there be disruption?
We’ll try to keep disruption to a minimum, but this is a major construction project so you will see and hear us working if you live nearby. We will also need various road closures and traffic lights in place to ensure the safety of our customers and workforce.
Can I use my facilities as normal?
Yes, all homes in the area will be able to use their toilets, showers, washing machines and dishwashers as normal during our work.
Will my water supply be affected?
No there is no planned interruption to your water supply in relation to this work.
You’ve closed my road; will my bins get emptied?
Yes, if you live in one of our active road closures our site team will collect and take your bins to the end of the closure so that they can be emptied and bring them back.
You’ve closed my road; how do I access my property?
Access will always be maintained for all residents within our road closures, the site team will ensure the access route is clear to residents when onsite.
Will there be any odour?
There is likely to be some odour while we complete this work, we’ll do all we can to keep this to a minimum and seal off any areas where potential smells may escape.