CASE STUDY Butterley Reservoir Spillway Marsden, West Yorkshire, UK Butterley Spillway provides an overflow to divert surplus water from the Butterley Reservoir and prevent flooding to the surrounding towns and villages. Since its construction in 1906, the Victorian Spillway had severely deteriorated over time and was in need of urgent renovation and remedial repair works. Challenge The spillway was originally designed by Thomas Hawksley in 1906 and was Grade II listed. A recent inspection by an independent Consultant Engineer identified the need to repair and improve the spillway to ensure it complied with legislation, in particular, the Reservoirs Act 1975. The Organisation responsible for the Butterley Reservoir and Spillway, Yorkshire Water, commisioned Contractors

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