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FENS RESERVOIR UPDATE





                                                                                 |           Consultation overview
                        |           Introduction
              Contents
                                        |         About us
                                                                                                                         |          What happens next
                                                                                                       |         Your feedback
                                                      |           Why we need a new reservoir
                                                                                                                                              |         Contact us
         What happens next                                                              Timeline
                                                                                                                                          2023
         Your feedback on                                                                                                                 Continued
         the consultation                                                                               have                              project
                                                                                                        your
         has given us                                                                                   say                               development
         lots of valuable                                                                        2024
         information which    Working on the design      Surveys                                 Our phase         Refining our
                                                                                                 two public
         will be taken        of the reservoir           Throughout 2023, our environment        consultation       proposals            have
         into account         Over the course of the year,   team will be conducting wildlife                                            your
                                                                                                                                         say
                                                         and ecological surveys of the
                              the team at Anglian Water
         as we develop        and Cambridge Water will be   proposed site to help inform our                                      2025
         the project.         working together to develop   environmental assessments.  We’ll                                     Our phase
                              the design of the reservoir.   be working closely with landowners                                   three public
                                                         to agree access for surveys and                                          consultation
                              This will involve building on the   also to answer ongoing questions
                              early concept design to create   about what our plans mean. We are         2025
                              more detail on the features that   in contact and having discussions
                              will be included in the reservoir   with the RSPCA and businesses.         We submit our
                              and how we propose to use the                                              application to
                              land in the pink and grey areas.                                           the Secretary of
                                                                                                         State for review
                              This includes how it will be
                              accessed from Chatteris,                                                                    Applying for
                              Doddington, Wimblington, Manea,                                                             DCO consent
                              and other local communities.                                                                               2025-2026
                                                                                                                                         Our application
                              Embankment design and height                                                                               is reviewed and
                              will also be a key part of this   Working with stakeholders                                                examined
                              work as we look to address the   We’ll also continue to work       2027
                              points you’ve raised about   closely with our stakeholders for     The Secretary of
                              how the reservoir will look and   the duration of the project.     State gives their
                              feature in the unique, low-                                        decision
                              lying landscape of the Fens.  This will involve regular updates on
                                                        the project’s progress, briefings
                                                        and technical working groups.
                                                                                                                                  2029
                                                                                                                                  Construction
                                                                                                                                  of the reservoir
                                                                                                                                  starts
                                                                                                   2033-2036
                                                                                                   The reservoir is filled   Delivering
                                                                                                   over two seasons      the reservoir
                                                                                                   from the Ouse                          2037-2039
                                                                                                   catchment                              The reservoir
                                                                                                                                          is open


                                                                                        Please note: this timeline is indicative only and may change as our proposals develop.
                                                                                        As a result, it may differ slightly from previous timelines.

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