Controlling water flow from an abandoned mine to a nearby river

The situation

When water fills our customer’s abandoned asset, it’s pumped to a nearby river.

However, the water within the asset contains potentially harmful deposits and high salinity levels, so it can only be discharged into the river when the river is deep enough to dilute it.

The water levels in the asset must also be carefully controlled to prevent water from escaping into unknown, unmonitored, and underground channels and polluting watercourses.

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Recently, Hannah and Sarah, helping us run a more sustainable business, tested the reliability of today’s more sustainable transport. In this ‘Severn Questions With…’ article, they tell us what happened.

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Severn Trent Services announces Robin Phillips as Head of Sustainability

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