SOUTHERN WATER TO INVEST £20MILLION TO TACKLE STORM OVERFLOWS ACROSS THE ISLE OF WIGHT

SOUTHERN WATER TO INVEST £20MILLION TO TACKLE STORM OVERFLOWS ACROSS THE ISLE OF WIGHT

Southern Water is set to invest around £20 million in a major programme of work aimed at reducing storm overflows across the Isle of Wight, with projects planned for Newport, Ryde, East Cowes, West Cowes, Gurnard and the West Wight. The water company says the 2-year programme will help protect the Isle of Wight’s rivers, coastline and bathing waters by investigating the causes of storm overflows and delivering both short-term improvements and lo…