Nusrat Ghani, Conservative MP for Sussex Weald, and county councillor Bob Standley met directors of South East Water to get an update on the infrastructure projects currently underway in Sussex Weald and see the progress of new pipes being installed in the Wadhurst area.
South East Water supplies drinking water to over 2.3 million customers, including in Sussex Weald and across Sussex, Kent, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire. In response to issues experienced in the area in recent years, multi-million-pound investments have started in Sussex Weald in Spring 2024 to increase or upgrade existing infrastructure and to create a more resilient water supply network.
Three projects are currently underway as part of these upgrades. Approximately 17km of new pipeline will connect treatment works at Bewl Water with drinking water storage tanks in Wadhurst and Rotherfield; additionally, approximately 6.5km of ageing pipeline between Heathfield, Punnetts Town and Rushlake Green will be replaced; and lastly, a £61 million investment to upgrade and expand Bewl Water Treatment Works by building a second treatment facility on site will provide a boost to water production in the area, treating an additional 17 million litres of water a day when completed in 2028.
Nus Ghani MP and Cllr Bob Standley are pictured inspecting the Wadhurst improvements
