Anglian Water £3.5m investment to water recycling centre

Anglian Water is due to begin work on upgrading Great Bromley's Water Recycling Centre with a £3.5million investment to install equipment specially to improve water quality.

This new equipment will remove phosphorous from waste water which in turn improves the river water quality entering Bromley Brook and protect wildlife in the area.

Phosphorous is widely used in soaps and cleaning products but can be harmful to wildlife when it reaches rivers and other water sources.

Work will start on site at Great Bromley Water Recycling Centre in Brook Street next month and is expected to finish by Spring 2024. 

As the upgrades are taking place on site at the centre, Anglian Water customers in the area should not experience any disruption during the scheme.

Regan Harris, spokesman for Anglian Water, said: “We’re really pleased that these upgrades to Great Bromley’s Water Recycling Centre will help to protect nearby rivers and increase our resilience to climate change, by helping us make sure the wastewater is treated to an even higher standard than usual before it’s returned to the natural environment.

“We know how important rivers and the wider environment are to our customers and local communities.

"That’s why we’ve committed through our Get River Positive programme that our water recycling processes will not harm rivers.”

Get River Positive was launched by Anglian Water and Severn Trent last year. The plan includes five pledges to transform river water quality across their regions.

Central to the pledges is a commitment that work carried out by the two water companies will ensure storm overflows and sewage treatment works do not harm rivers.

This project is being completed by Anglian Water’s @one Alliance.

The @one Alliance delivers complex engineering and construction projects across the Anglian Water region, utilising the skills provided by their seven partner organisations – specialising in the world of water.