Anglian Water is to spend £300m cleaning rivers and streams across the region.
- Credit: Anglian Water
Anglian Water is to spend £300million cleaning up rivers and streams across the region in a bid to make them more attractive for wildlife.
The company has been given the green light by Defra to begin work on more than 200 environmental schemes, a year earlier than planned. Much of the work will support the region’s unique chalk stream habitats and will come at no extra cost to customers.
The projects are part of Anglian’s Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP). Totalling £800m between 2020 and 2025, the company’s investment in protecting and enhancing the region’s environment is more than double that of the previous five years.