Visit to Sandown Wastewater Treatment Works - August 2024

Our team visited Sandown Wastewater Treatment Works last week. The site is at risk of flooding from the sea if the Yaverland coastal defences were to fail. The site could be inundated by around 50cm of flood water. Southern Water showed us the site to help us understand what equipment is at risk of flooding and the associated impacts to their customers.

Understanding the potential impacts of flooding at the site will help us to attract additional funding for the refurbishment work and build a stronger case for investing in the coastal defences. The Yaverland Coastal Defence scheme will better protect this critical infrastructure from the risk of flooding from the sea for 50 years.