Rugeley Flood Alleviation Scheme

Working in partnership with with Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership, Staffordshire County Council, Severn Trent Water, Cannock Chase District Council, Team Van Oord, Natural England, Arcadis and Hyder Consulting.

A large crane was used to manoeuvre pumps into place next to the reservoir. Image Credit: Environment Agency

The Rugeley Flood Alleviation Scheme was a £3,000,000 Flood Alleviation scheme to protect 114 residential properties and 159 commercial properties.

The scheme included constructing an embanked area to store water during heavy rainfall. It also included improving the playing fields creating more sports pitches, and the repairing of a collapsing footbridge which forms part of the Cannock Chase Heritage Trail.

Due to the nature of the works, close engagement was required with local residents, users and local schools to limit the level of disturbance of the works. Reprogramming activities of works was required to avoid the local primary schools SAT tests and relocating residents whilst sheet piling works were at its heaviest.

Engagement with local schools, institutions, organisations and clubs is also extremely beneficial in obtaining positive publicity and in developing ways to become involved and educated in their local project.

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