Haweswater aqueduct latest - where we're at with huge £1.75bn water pipe running from Lake District to Manchester
Work is ongoing this summer on preparations to upgrade the huge Haweswater water tunnel system from the Lake District to Greater Manchester.
READ MORE: Liam Smith murder accused Rachel Fulstow denies making killer packed lunch and wishing him 'good luck' United Utilities' Haslingden and Walmersley section of the project involves boring 21km of new tunnel sections to form part of the new aqueduct. Of this, 14km would be located in the Rossendale Council area. New tunnel reception sites are planned for other sites in Hyndburn and Bury. The proposed new water tunnels will typically be 3.5 metres wide and 200 metres below ground.
But Newton-in-Bowland residents Mel Shutes and David Spencer alleged the countryside along the river Hodder and elsewhere would be irreparably damaged by huge construction compounds and HGV haulage routes for up to ten years, unless the plan was changed. They also asked how the existing Bowland AONB legal protections had been applied by the bodies including Lancashire County Council, Natural England, DEFRA, United Utilities and the Forest of Bowland AONB Partnership, based at Dunsop Bridge.
Their concerns included the impact of HGV construction vehicles on old village houses, roads and a old bridge at Waddington. They also had concerns about safety of old people and school children walking along roads and pavements. Speaking in the spring in reply to the Newton-in-Bowland criticisms, Ms Hopkins said the HARP application had been considered strictly in accordance with local and national policies.
Government agency Natural England said it was consulted by Ribble Valley Council several times. It had no objection to the Haweswater Bowland plan, based on appropriate conditions being made and Natural England being consulted. PARISH FALL-OUT Despite the reassurances, earlier this summer a Lancashire parish council chairman resigned following a dispute with Ribble Valley Council and the parish declaring 'no confidence' about scrutiny of the Haweswater scheme.
NO NATIONAL CALL-IN FROM GOVERNMENT In the spring, the government said it would look at the HARP arrangements, to see if the plan should be 'called-in' for national scrutiny. However in July, government Secretary of State Michael Gove announced it would not be called-in.
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