Whitlingham Water Recycling Centre Upgrade (2023-2030)
Whitlingham, Norwich, Norfolk · 2023-2030 (Planned investment period) · £133.5m (planned investment) [EDP24]
The judgement call
Account-gated at launchProactive investment by Anglian Water to address future housing growth and environmental standards [EDP24] - Focus on improving River Yare water quality through phosphorus reduction [EDP24]
Key engineering challenges
Increasing plant capacity to meet the demands of a growing population (thousands of new homes) [EDP24] - Implementing new technology to remove more phosphorus from treated water to improve River Yare water quality [EDP24] - Upgrading existing infrastructure on a live treatment site [LinkedIn (general challenge for Whitlingham)]
Project facts
- Client / owner
- Anglian Water
- Lead contractor
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- Lead designers
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- Project type
- upgrade | capacity expansion
- Scale
- Increase capacity to cope with thousands of new homes; New technology to remove more phosphorus [EDP24]
- Disciplines
- Civil; process; environmental
- Standards & frameworks
- Environment Agency regulations
Sources: EDP24: https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/26032758.new-homes-trigger-133m-upgrade-whitlingham-sewage-plant/ (Accessed: 2026-06-10) - LinkedIn (East Anglian Site Engineering Ltd): https://www.linkedin.com/posts/eastangliansiteengineeringltd_whitlingham-sludge-treatment-centre-case-activity-7458045730864197632-pIyC (Accessed: 2026-06-10)