Southern Water has carried out a challenging £15 million project to replace two pipes under the seabed in the Solent which supply water to the Isle of Wight.
The Cross Solent Water Main supplies up to a quarter of the drinking water for the population of more than 130,000 on the island – and thousands more during the summer.
The old pipes had come to the end of their life and have been replaced with two larger 30mm pipes to supply more water which is taken from mainland Hampshire.
The Cross Solent Water Main supplies up to a quarter of the drinking water for the population of more than 130,000 on the island – and thousands more during the summer.
The old pipes had come to the end of their life and have been replaced with two larger 30mm pipes to supply more water which is taken from mainland Hampshire.
 The new Cross Solent pipeline:Learn more about our £15 million project to replace pipes under the Solent transferring drinking water from Hampshire to the Isle of Wight. More...  The Solent blog: Project Manager Ben Green and the team logged their updates throughout this important project for the Isle of Wight. Read all about it.  Schools - your questions:See the question and answer session our project team held with local schools on the website. More... |
In pictures Why replace the pipes?  Learn about how water was transferred to the Isle of Wight and why this vital scheme was needed. More... |
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