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Carsington Water is a reservoir, operated by Severn Trent Water, between Wirksworth and Kniveton in Derbyshire, England.The reservoir takes water from the River Derwent at Ambergate during winter months, pumping up to the reservoir by 10.5-kilometre (6.5 mi) long tunnels and aqueduct.
The Trent–Severn Waterway is a 386-kilometre-long (240 mi) canal route connecting Lake Ontario at Trenton to Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, at Port Severn. Its major natural waterways include the Trent River , Otonabee River , Kawartha Lakes , Lake Simcoe , Lake Couchiching and Severn River .
The Severn Trent Water Authority was established in 1974. [4] In July 1989, the Severn Trent Water Authority was partially privatised under the Water Act 1989, together with the rest of the water supply and sewage disposal industry in England and Wales, to form Severn Trent Water, with a responsibility to supply freshwater and treat sewage for around 8 million people living in the Midlands of ...
Severn Trent Water's £80m project will bypass the River Mease and put treated waste water directly into the River Trent. ... "To replenish what is taken and balance water levels and flows, highly ...
Water volume 2,900 million gallons (13,200 mega litres) Foremark Reservoir ( OS grid reference SK3324 ) is a reservoir in South Derbyshire owned by Severn Trent which is also a 230-acre (0.93 km 2 ) nature reserve open to the public for walking, fishing, bird watching and horse riding.
The drinking water is treated at Bamford water treatment works by Severn Trent Water. Treated water flows south down the 28 mi (45 km) long Derwent Valley Aqueduct to a covered service reservoir at Ambergate to supply clean water to the cities of Nottingham, Derby and Leicester in the East Midlands of England.
Severn Trent Water Authority was one of ten regional water authorities established in 1974. Its area of operation was the catchments of the River Trent and River Severn.It assumed the powers and responsibilities of existing water supply authorities in those catchment areas, the Severn River Authority, the Trent River Authority and the sewage and sewage disposal responsibilities of the councils ...
A Severn Trent spokesperson said they understood why residents felt strongly about their river. "It's important to set the record straight and put people's minds at ease," they added.