Peter Brett (PBA) | Bells and Mocketts Pumping Station, Kent In order to protect a catchment of low-level agricultural land from flooding, the Lower Medway Internal Drainage Board (IDB) needed a new pumping station on the Isle of Sheppey. The station would replace two other deteriorating assets and needed to provide safe passage for eels moving in and out of the catchment from the North Sea. Our team stepped in to help. In the past, the catchment has experienced significant flooding that damaged crops, highlighting the importance of a reliable water management system to the local economy. We evaluated the possibility of an increased capacity pumping station capable of replacing the IDB Bells Pumping Station and upgrading the nearby EA-owned Mockett’s Pumping Station—the reconstruction pro

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