Southern Water is spending nearly £30m on improving wastewater treatment works in the New Forest and parts of the Test Valley.
The latest programme of projects is taking place in Whiteparish, Lyndhurst, Romsey and Redlynch.
Work is now underway at all of these sites and will be finished by next December.
Project manager Daniela Pinto said: “We’re keen to continue investing in our wastewater treatment works across our region and improve water quality. These works will help reduce storm overflows and also help the environment by reducing the amount of phosphorous in the water.”
The work to reduce storm overflows includes increasing capacity of sites so they can manage increased flows and a storm tank will be installed at Redlynch Wastewater Treatment Works.
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The investment comes as Southern Water seeks feedback from the public and regulators on its new £1.5bn Clean Rivers and Seas Plan that sets out how the company will reduce storm overflows. The company is also spending £3bn between 2020-25 on improving its environmental performance.
The work is being carried out by GTb which is a joint venture between Galliford Try Environment and Binnies UK Ltd.
Derren Kinnell, project manager for GTb, said: “This is another collaborative project with Southern Water. By making these improvements and upgrading some of the existing equipment, Southern Water will be able to meet new targets.
“This work will involve increased vehicle movements to the site. We would like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience our work may cause to those people living in the area.”
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