What was the Client Requirement?
Sewer Treatment upgrades have become a focus of national attention in recent years, with discharge rates being a regular item in media headlines. Climate change is also influencing the country’s weather, with rainfall becoming increasingly unpredictable and intense. Due to these factors, there are many upgrades being commissioned for water treatment works in the UK. As part of UU’s Sewer upgrades, Apogee was instructed on a site around Newbiggin Wastewater Treatment Works, which is being upgraded to treat higher volumes of water and to improve the water quality in Morecambe Bay. Water Records were not requested in this case as they were already owned by the undertakers of the project.
What was the Apogee Solution?
Apogee provided the client with a Full Utility Report (not including water and sewerage) detailing the site’s utility situation, with multiple affected utilities highlighted as relevant to the site. The Report was delivered on time, 100% complete and contained data on the treatment plant itself and the sewer pipe to be upgraded, which ran over 5km long from Barrow-in-Furness to Newbiggin.
What was the result of the report?
The Report found that there were several affected utilities within the area sewer and plant, in particular there were large distribution and transmission pipes for Natural Gas crossing the site from the Rampside Gas Terminal just south of the plant.
There was also a significant amount of electrical plant in and around the site. There were lesser amounts of other utilities, including usual BT Cables and an IDNO, as well as Vodafone cables.
Why was the client delighted?
The Reports were delivered on time, 100% complete and without any delays, and provided the client with exactly the data they wanted in Apogee’s usual PDF format, along with individual affected plans for easy use and access.
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Who else would buy this?
Our search reports and combined drawings are ideal for Solicitors, Clients and Project Managers, Developers, Local Authorities Consultants, Architects, Design & Build Contractors, Highways Scheme promoters and Surveyors. Anyone involved with a residential or commercial development who would benefit from understanding the risks and costs which come from utilities would be well placed to talk to us. Even if you are not the source of funds for the development and costs savings are of secondary importance to you, we can help you avoid other inconveniences such as delays and reduce the risk of any accidents or strikes of existing plant, as well as improve due diligence and help you achieve compliance under the relevant guidelines and regulations, namely PAS128 and HSG47. We have decades of experience in managing such conflicts across our capable team, a member of whom was on the PAS128 steering committee and who was personally involved in the drafting of PAS128 Quality Level D.
