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Bristol Water

Bristol Water supplies water to a population of over 1.1 million from 16 water treatment works throughout a supply area of 2,400 square kilometres.

The company utilises 68 water sources, including 14 raw water reservoirs. Water is distributed via a 6,000km of mains, 164 pumping stations and 139 storage reservoirs. Approximately half the water is taken from the Mendip Hills, particularly Chew Valley Lake, Blagdon Lake, Cheddar Reservoir and Barrow Gurney Reservoirs, with the other half is piped from the River Severn via the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal.

Wells to Glastonbury Pipeline (2023)

The Wells to Glastonbury Pipeline will ensure that approximately 13,000 customers have resilience of water supply by providing a secondary source and route to Windmill Hill Reservoir for the purposes of maintaining a safe supply of water to Glastonbury and Street in the event that the primary main from Cheddar WTW to Cooks Corner is […]

Bristol Water Southern Strategic Support Main (2018)

The Southern Strategic Support Main (SSSM) comprises a 700mm diameter pipe line between Barrow WTW in south Bristol to Sandford, a distance of 19km, and a 600mm diameter pipe line between Cheddar WTW and Banwell a distance of 11km. The two pipelines connect at Sandford. The project commenced with a review of the outline proposal […]

Cheddar Pumping Station (2018)

The Southern Resilience Scheme is a new £27m water infrastructure project that provides improved security of water supply to a population of approximately 280,000 people across Bristol Water’s supply area. The scheme comprises a new 30km ductile iron main of 600mm and 700mm diameters, as well as the upgrade of the existing pumping station at […]

Dundry Reservoir & Pumping Station (2016)

Dundry Reservoir and Pumping Station is located just 6 miles south of Bristol and provides a reliable supply of potable water to a population of circa 8000 located in the villages of Dundry, Highridge and Withywood. The original reservoir built in the 1950s did not have sufficient capacity for operational and emergency storage to meet […]

Egford Nitrate Reduction Scheme (2015)

Tackling a nitrate problem using existing assets whilst maintaining operation of a town’s WTW

Purton & Littleton WTWs - Surface Aeration (2015)

A low cost solution to trihalomethanes (THMs) in drinking water

Purton WTW Electrochlorination Plant (2015)

Design and installation of a new chlorination system to prevent the invasion of extended colonies of zebra mussels

Blagdon Pumping Station & Intake Upgrade (2014)

Victorian pumping station refurbishment within a Site of Special Scientific Interest

Bristol Resilience - Durdham Down Combined Main (2013)

Providing resilience in central Bristol through the installation of a new pipeline

Bristol Water AMP5 UV Schemes (2012)

The first of 4 ultraviolet light installations for the treatment of Cryptosporidium

Bristol Water AMP5 UV Schemes (2011)

The use of ultraviolet light for the treatment of Cryptosporidium

Axbridge WTW (2008)

Removing nutrients from river water for reservoir recharge

Banwell & Rowberrow WTW (2007)

30Ml/d works using submerged membranes & UV disinfection

Barrow Reservoir (Northern Strategic Support Scheme) (2007)

Reservoir becomes part of Bristol Water Northern support scheme

Barrow WTW (2004)

Utilising DAF Rapide technology

Bristol Water Cryptosporidium Barrier (2002)

Membrane filtration cryptosporidium barrier