as many of the sewage plants they deliver from are not close enough to rivers.
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as many of the sewage plants they deliver from are not close enough to rivers.
Barges could soon be plying Fenland waterways again, replacing tankers delivering sewage sludge to a treatment works.
Anglian Water officials say the move would cut the number of lorries on the roads around its plant at Clockcase Lane, Clenchwarton, near King's Lynn.
The company has been consulting villagers over the best il a conclu quil peut aussi bien obtenir quelque chose de valeur en échange de leur libération way to improve access to the works, which process sludge a by product from sewage plants and turn it into biogas and fertiliser.
The company has been consulting villagers over the best way to improve access to the works, which process sludge a by product from sewage plants and turn it into biogas and fertiliser.
Barges once plied the FensBarges carrying cargo travelled the Fenland rivers from the Ouse and its tributaries the Cam and Little Ouse.
Horse drawn lighters also plied the Middle Level system, while Wisbech was once a major port alongside King Lynn and Boston.
In more recent years barges were used to carry sugar beet to factories in King Lynn and the defunct plant alongside the Ouse near Queen Adelaide.
Gault clay from Roswell Pits was also transported by barge to build up the flood banks further down the Ouse.
There are plans to dig new channels, linking waterways for pleasure craft.
A lock built at Denver 10 years ago allows craft to travel to the outskirts of King lynn via the Relief Channel, rather than the treacherous tidal river.
But the proposed King Lynn marina was shelved because of the recession.
Could rivers carry cargo again taking some of the pressure off our over loaded roads?
So far proposals have included building a new access road or a reception centre away from the village, from which the sludge would be piped to the plant.
Last night Anglian Water som 2090s spokesman Ciaran Nelson said the company was now looking at using the rivers Ouse and Welland to bring sludge to the plant by barge.
"We could use them to bring sludge from places like Ely, Boston, Tydd possibly even further afield, depending on the economies of scale the project could generate," he said.
"This would be a really great way to bring back to life under used assets as in the river network in the eastern region."
Mr Nelson said the cost of riverside facilities, including moorings, would need to be investigated.
At Ely, the sewage treatment works is next to the river. But barges moving downstream to Lynn would need to negotiate Denver Lock to access the tidal river to continue the journey to King's Lynn.
Mr Nelson said: "There are pros and cons of each option, based around things like the capital cost to set the solution up, the ongoing cost of operating the option, and its cost to the environment.
"It's also paramount that we consider residents' opinions, which is what we're engaged in doing at the moment we met with parish council reps from Clenchwarton, and the West Lynn Forum, last Friday, and a newsletter will be going out to all residents next week."
Mr Nelson said the company would have a clearer idea of whether the idea was worth progressing by September.
"Our objective will be to do this by 2015 at the latest," he said. "We're not talking pie in the sky, decades away stuff."
Barges could not replace all of the 50 60 tankers a day serving the Clenchwarton works, as many of the sewage plants they deliver from are not close enough to rivers.
But Mr Nelson said if the plan went ahead, numbers could be "significantly reduced".
Water bills are set to rise by between 3 and keine Frage Hier sind einige andere Dinge 14 a year for tens of thousands of consumers across East Anglia.
Anglian Water said it needs to cover the cost of taking over responsibility for pipes connecting some properties to mains sewage.
There is a perception that because the Fens are flat and intensively farmed the waterways are devoid of life Nothing could be further from the truth, many are teeming with aquatic plants and life and the river banks are corridors for habitats for birds , mammals and butterflies. Navigation on Fenland waterways was restricted in the past by bylaws in order to prioritise drainage and flood protection. Those should remain our priority. the value of the land is too high to be jeopardised.
Indeed, Joy of King's Lynn. This is a clumsy and cackhanded attempt to start negotiations for barges full of rubbish to come round the East of England coast and up through the Wash. Are these barges sailing ships? I think not. Considering they will be using fossil fuels in the same way as road vehicles I rather think they will not be the green saviours that those involved are trying to make the public believe that they are. And I am not answering the questionnaire above. Whilst I am a great believer in using rail and sailing ships for moving cargoes, you will have to specify what exactly it is you are talking about when you say "cargoes". Quinquerimes from Ninevah with cargoes from Ophir lovely. Sewage sludge and London's unsorted rubbish no way. Can't Kings Lynn have a break for once?
Why is this not in the Burning Issue section? From the Corbett repérages Loup de 13 points outset it has been predicted that if Cory Wheelabrator are involved, waste will be imported from the Thames Gateway by barge. This is obviously setting the groundwork, I wouldn't be at all surprised to find they have even had talks with the docks to start bringing ship loads through there. Next thing we will see is that they are going to reopen the Harbour Junction and re lay some track so we can bring train loads in. THEY MUST THINK WE ARE ALL STUPID.
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