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Severn Trent is to invest almost £6.5 million in two projects to protect homes from sewer flooding in cases of extreme rainfall.
More than £5 million has been set aside for a scheme which could renew or replace up to around seven kilometres of sewer pipes in Cheltenham.
Wayne Ellis from Severn Trent, said: “Sewer flooding is one of the worst things that can happen to our customers, so we’re making this investment in the Cheltenham area to help prevent it.
“With the changing weather patterns, we’re seeing more rain than we used to and the original pipes are now too small to cope with it. They’ve also grown old, and it’s important we act now to make sure they’ll be in good working order for years to come and prevent any issues in the future.”
It is expected that three kilometres of old sewer pipes will be replaced with new, larger ones to help to protect homes from sewer flooding.
Another four kilometres of sewer pipes will also be assessed to see if they need any repairs. The work is expected to take place between May 2014 and March 2015.
Severn Trent also announced this week that it had started water pipe and sewer improvements in Keyworth to protect homes in the area from sewer flooding.
A £1.2 million investment will be used to increase the size of the sewers so they can handle more storm water as well as a further £200,000 investment in new water pipes to improve the reliability of the water supply in the area.
The work is scheduled to be completed by the end of September.
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