Felton Environmental Improvements

Northumbrian Water will investigate 5 Storm Overflows and a Sewage Pumping Station within the Felton drainage catchment. Three overflows are within the vicinity of the sewerage treatment works located on the periphery of the village on the east side of Felton. Two further overflows, Main Street Felton and New Hall Farm Longframlington, will be studied along with Swarland Fence sewage pumping station positioned adjacent to Fence Burn between Longframlington Gardens and Swarland Old Hall.

The initial survey work will not be intrusive and disruption will be minimal, as the project develops we will share our ideas with you to understand your views about this work and how we can minimise any disruption that you and your community may experience once the construction work is underway.

Start Date: Construction commencing Spring 2027

Estimated End Date: March 2030

Partner: Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB)

Investment Value: Up to £25 million

Investing in Drainage

To improve the resilience and enhance the performance of the sewer network a project has recently been launched which will see Northumbrian Water investing up to £47m in the Felton drainage catchment over the next 5 years. This work will ensure we deliver sewerage services that meet the needs of current and future generations by improving water quality of the River Coquet by reducing storm overflow spill frequency for the benefit of residents, the environment and wildlife.

We are currently carrying out survey work within the catchment to better understand the current performance of our sewerage network. This will help us plan the improvement works. While we are not yet able to share details on improvement proposals, it is likely that the solution will involve a combination of surface water separation, sustainable drainage solutions such as nature-based attenuation basins, rain gardens and tree pits along with more conventional drainage improvements such as storage tanks and upsized pipework and chambers.

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