Mease Valley pipeline proposal

Letter sent to Severn Trent by Cllr Wheelton
Seven Trent Mease Pipeline 160924

Update from 1st July and September 2nd meetings:
Due to costs the pipeline is unlikely be routed near Edingale and Croxall but may enter the River Tame at Elford rather than the River Mease. Local farmers have reported surveys taking place on their land. More information will be posted when available but there has so far been no consultation with local Parish Councils from Severn Trent or from other local authorities.

At the Parish Council Meeting on June 3rd 2024 Cllrs discussed recent correspondence from Clifton Campville Parish Council and South Derbyshire Councillor Wheelton. This provided information on a subject that had been rumoured about and it was agreed to pass on details to residents of Edingale.

There is a proposal to install a pipeline to take treated discharge from sewage works at Measham and Packington in North West Leicestershire to the River Trent, near where the Mease enters the Trent. The route of the pipeline is not yet finalised but may be along the Mease Valley. 99% of the discharge would be fully treated. However up to 10 discharges of partially treated storm overflows would be permitted. This discharge currently goes along the Mease to the Trent so it is aimed that bypassing it will improve the conservation status of the Mease.

This project must be completed by 2027 as it is a statutory obligation signed off by DEFRA in 2018. For further details please see the replies to queries answered under the Environmental Information Request.
Environmental Information Request Response

Some of the Parish Councillors believe that by reducing the flow along the Mease the risk of flooding around Edingale would be lowered. Others feel that treated waste from North West Leicestershire should not be passed on to the River Trent as it would worsen flooding in Staffordshire.

Edingale Parish Council would welcome further consultation with Severn Trent in order to keep residents and local landowners informed as the planning of this project goes forward.