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| Updated: 11:55, 07 April 2021
Anglian Water is embarking on a huge £630million investment programme for the financial year ahead.
The largest investment ever planned for a single year will be spent across the entire East of England, which is the driest and one of the fastest-growing parts of the country.
The funds will be ploughed into areas of work specifically aimed at improving river quality, moving further towards the goal of net zero carbon emissions and preparing the region to meet the urgent challenges of climate change and population growth.
Anglian Water is aiming to make scenes like this a thing of the past with £630m investment.
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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.