Anglian Water installs water storage tank in West Runton

The tank will be sealed and placed underground off Water Lane in West Runton, near Sheringham by Anglian Water.

It will be able to hold up to 464,000 litres of rainfall to ease the pressure on the network during stormy periods and prevent flooding.

The water collected will then be cleaned and treated as normal before being released back into the environment. 

It will be installed in West Runton (Image: Anglian Water)

The work is being funded by a £100 million investment in increasing water storage facilities across the region by 2025.

A further investment of £1 billion has been proposed to prevent storm overflows in the next five years.

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Samantha Bignall, the project's customer experience coordinator, said: “As a result of climate change, we’re seeing more bouts of extreme weather, sudden downpours and rising sea levels, so it's important we're prepared to store extra storm water before it’s treated and returned to the environment.

“We expect to finish the construction early next year. But due to the nature of the work, this might change slightly. We’ll be updating our dedicated web pages if anything changes.

North Norfolk MP Steff Aquarone praised the project on a recent visit (Image: Anglian Water)

“We’d like to thank our customers and holiday makers around Water Lane and the surrounding areas for their patience while we complete this important work.”

On a recent visit to the site, North Norfolk MP Steff Aquarone said: “This is exactly the sort of infrastructure that we need in north Norfolk to help when the heavy downpours and population growth mean that water recycling centres can’t cope.

“The only way we’re going to stop sewage being discharged into our rivers and seas is with more upgrades like this.”