What happens if the underground pipes that take water to the Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) across the A10 are leaking?
The pipes taking water from the east side of the A10 to the wastewater treatment plant on the west side of the A10 are laid in a concrete box trench and surrounded in activated carbon which would absorb any contamination should any leakages occur. The concrete trench falls back toward a sump on the west side of the A10, which is checked periodically for any contamination ingress. If the pipes were to leak, the activated carbon would absorb the contamination and the sump would collect it. The sump would then be emptied and the water transferred to the WWTP to allow the cause to be investigated.
