Liaison Group Meeting 2 October 2024
BULLET POINTS FROM DISCUSSIONS AND QUESTIONS :
- The submission to planning inspectorate will be deferred for around 2 years but the plan to build will be kept to schedule if possible
- The bringing forward of the Chatteris project by 3 years will help us learn from that submission to get the Lincs project right
- 2039 is the planned operation date
- The finance to fund is still not in place as OFWAT have to approve the 5 year business plan, hopefully by December 2024
- AW will fund the development of the project but private finance will fund the build and maintenance
- Next consultation with PCs will be delayed until the spring 2025 or until there is new information
- Unsure how much will be added to ALL the AW customers bills to fund the project but this will be regulated by OFWAT
- Local councils will be given ultimate control on roads and access during build and when operational to try and mitigate any issues
- The residential support scheme is now live on the Lincs Reservoir project website, vagueness around eligibility or when questioned on the impact for the wider areaeg. House prices/saleability
- AW slides are available to view on project website