Work on two projects to upgrade the water and wastewater network in an area of the Lake District is set to start.
United Utilities is investing over £4.8 million at Troutbeck, near Windermere.
Work will start at the wastewater treatment works later this summer on the second phase of a project to improve the quality of the treated wastewater that is returned to the environment at the end of the treatment process.
Following a successful trial, the project will see two innovative chemical-free sewage treatment units installed.
The FujiClean units provide an innovative low-carbon, chemical-free wastewater treatment solution that provides phosphorus removal without the use of chemicals.
The existing trial unit will be kept in place until two new larger units are installed permanently.
The year-long project is part of wider investment plans to improve water quality across the Windermere catchment.
Separately, work to improve the resilience and reliability of the water network in the area will get underway later this month.
It is part of part of United Utilities’ region-wide programme which will see more than 925km of mains upgraded by 2030.
Between June and August, work will be carried out along Holbeck Lane from the A591 through to the junction with Holbeck Close to upgrade just under a kilometre of water mains.
A diversion will be in place while work is carried out.
Contract partners M Group will carry out the work to upgrade the water mains.
