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Notice of Affinity Water pipeline construction June 2020 | www.hs2.org.uk
High Speed Two (HS2) is the new high speed railway for Britain. We are Duration of works continually reviewing the works on our construction sites in line with Government and Public Health England (PHE) advice on dealing with June to December 2020 COVID-19. The Government’s current strategy makes it clear that construction activity can continue as long as it complies with this guidance. Please be assured that only sites that can operate within the guidelines are operational. All sites will remain under constant review. What to expect Works taking place in New Affinity Water pipeline between Chalfont St Giles the fields to the west of and Amersham the A413 between Over the past few months Affinity Water contractors, Barhale, have Chalfont St Giles and been undertaking surveys along the route of a new water pipeline, Amersham. Working which will be built between Chalfont St Giles and Amersham. The hours are Monday to pipeline will take water from the Chalfont St Giles treatment plant to the Friday 8am to 6pm and main plant at Amersham. Saturday 8am to 1pm. To provide protection to the drinking water supply, in the unlikely Contractors may also event the HS2 works give rise to turbidity, there are several turbidity be on site for one treatment plants currently being built by Affinity Water at their sites hour’s start up and along the HS2 line of route. shutdown outside of Turbidity is when water appears cloudy, which may cause problems these times with how the water is filtered. The additional turbidity treatment plants will reduce the risk of this happening.
Why is the pipeline needed? What we will do The Chalfont St Giles pumping station is not large enough to accommodate a turbidity plant. Therefore a pipeline needs to be We will be working hard constructed to pump water from Chalfont St Giles to the Amersham to ensure any impacts pumping station where it will go through the normal filtration process on residents are kept to and then back out into the supply for the local area. Affinity Water are a minimum during due to finish the turbidity plant at Amersham later this year. these works.
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