Case Studies

The removal of two reservoirs from the Reservoir Act

Lower Neuadd Reservoir is located in the Brecon Beacons, 5km north of Merthyr Tydfil in south Wales. The reservoir, which is an embankment dam, was constructed in 1884. It is the middle of a cascade of three reservoirs, with Upper Neuadd situated 3km upstream of the much larger Pontsticill Reservoir. Lower Neuadd Reservoir had a […]

Sunnyhurst and Earnsdale Impounding Reservoirs (IR) are situated 1.5km to the west of Darwen town centre in Lancashire and are owned and operated by United Utilities. Sunnyhurst IR is one of the raw water sources of Fishmoor WTW, which feeds Blackburn and the surrounding areas (population equivalent of 100,000 people). Earnsdale IR provides compensation water […]

The restoration of Whicham Beck provides ecological benefits, risk reduction and reduced OPEX costs