Suffolk Water Recycling, Transfer and Storage

A proposed Advanced Water Recycling Plant and strategic network enhancements, located in North Suffolk and South Norfolk.

The project is being taken forward by Essex and Suffolk Water.

In summary the project consists of:

An Advanced Water Recycling Plant (AWRP) with a maximum daily deployable output of 11 Ml/d [million litres per day]. The site for the AWRP is likely to require approximately 9 hectares (ha). The AWRP will receive up to 16 Ml/d of treated wastewater from the existing Lowestoft Water Recycling Centre (WRC) which is owned and operated by Anglian Water Services.
Construction of a new pumping station and potential minor modifications to the existing works at the Lowestoft WRC, to divert treated wastewater to the AWRP.
Two proposed Service Reservoirs (SRs) for storage of drinking water, located at strategic locations for onward supply and storage. The two SRs are to be sized to provide 36 hours of storage. The central SR will have a capacity of approximately 17ML and the western SR will be approximately 13ML. It is likely the SRs will require a construction site size of approximately 4ha each.

Please note that the part of the project that is proposed to be within the Broads are some lengths of pipelines to transfer the water.

Broads Authority response to December consultation: Consultation responses