Ouseburn Wastewater Improvements

As part of our commitment to improve the environment and to protect our region’s rivers and coast, we are planning to invest up to £6 million in the Ouseburn and Longbenton area. This will reduce storm overflow spills into the Ouseburn and improve our wastewater network. This is one of many sites within the region to receive this upgrade.

Start Date: Summer 2027

Estimated End Date: Summer 2028

Partner: Esh-Stantec

Investment Value: £6 million

Investing in Drainage

We have recently launched a project which will see up to £6 million invested in the Ouseburn and Longbenton area, over the next five years. This project will improve the water quality of the Ouseburn by reducing the number of storm overflow spills.

We are currently carrying out survey work within the area to better understand the current performance of our sewerage network. This will help us to plan where to carry out improvement work on our network.

While we are still developing our final improvement proposals, we can share examples of what they will likely include and look like. It is likely that the solution will involve a combination of surface water separation from the combined sewer network, sustainable drainage solutions such as nature-based rainwater storage, rain gardens, and tree pits along with more conventional drainage improvements such as storage tanks and increasing the size of existing pipework and chambers. You can find out more about previous projects for managing rainwater here

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