In their 2020-2025 business plan, SES Water has pledged to reduce the risk of supply failures. By 2025, its goal is for 100% of properties in its supply area to be supplied by more than one treatment works.
The company says that it is investing £10 million to lay new or improve existing pipelines between some of the key treatment works and pumping stations, to make sure they deliver on this promise and provide a more resilient service to customers.
As part of this, they plan to lay a new section of main along the A22 Godstone Road, Purley, next summer. To make sure this work is delivered as smoothly as possible SES Water will be conducting some investigation works in January 2023 and wants to give residents advanced warning.
SES Water will be digging trial holes for three nights on Friday 27, Saturday 28, and Sunday 29 January 2023. The investigation work will allow them to plan for the summer works more effectively, making sure they run as smoothly as possible, with minimal disruption. This work will be carried out by delivery partner Clancy. Water supplies should not be affected by this work in January.
The trial holes will require a full road closure from 9pm to 5am on all three nights, finishing at 5am on Monday 30 January but the road will be fully open from 5am each day. Below is a diversion plan for the hours between 9pm-5am. They will also be closing Warren Road to help safely manage traffic in the area. The official diversion route and closure of Warren Road have been requested by the highway authorities. Access will be maintained for pedestrians at all times, not footpaths to shop entrances will be closed. In the summer, our work will be conducted during the day and not at night, in due course, we'll provide you with a further update on this.
If you have any questions, contact SES's Customer Service Operations team on 01737 772000, option 2, or see www.seswater.co.uk/A22.
