Case Study
Ultimate Gas Protection for ‘Vital’ New Water Pumping Station
Liquid Systems | Cavity Systems | Tanking | Stormwater Protection | Temporary Protection | External Water Management Ultimate Gas Protection for ‘Vital’ New Water Pumping Station A water pumping station built to provide a vital back-up supply for Birmingham is being protected from an ingress of potentially deadly methane by Ultimate GeoSeal, the waterproofing and gas protection system from Visqueen. The station at Lickhill near Kidderminster draws water from the River Severn which is then pumped over 16 miles to Frankley treatment works, south of the city. It was commissioned by Severn Trent Water so that the Elan Valley aqueduct that normally supplies Birmingham could be closed for annual maintenance, and also to provide an alternative water source in an emergency. The Lickhi