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04 July 2008
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Sovereign Harbour
The outer basin at Sovereign Harbour opens into the English Channel and on three sides comprises sloping revetments protected by a concrete-block system.....

Padnall Lake Restoration
Padnall Lake is a balancing pond taking run off from the adjacent A12 as well as a culvert outfall from the neighbouring housing estate.....

River Wye at Cheptow
Discharging into the Severn Estuary the River Wye has a 13m tidal range and, at Chepstow, is throttled between town and cliffs. The rock watershed means that, as rainfall quickly runs off the land, a dangerous river becomes lethal.....

Calcutt Meadow Marina
The client wished to extend the existing marina to accommodate a large increase in demand for narrowboat moorings in the area.....

M1 River Swift
The object of this project was to provide scour protection to an M1 over-bridge a primary asset on the motorway network.....

Five Weirs Walk
This project was the final phase of a scheme to connect Sheffield city centre with the Meadowhall Shopping Centre by creating a riverside walk.....

Folley Bridge - Footpath
The purpose of the works was to re-instate a section of the Thames towpath which had been undermined and to reinforce the abutment on an adjacent footbridge.....

WWT Arundel, Loopway Wetland
The amalgamation of approximately 1/3 of the existing visitor centre at the WWT’s busiest centre in Arundel combined with the creation of 2 acres of reedbed habitat to create a new visitor experience for the general public.....

Martin Mere, Burscough
The project involved the development of 30 ha of arable farmland into natural wetland reedbed habitat.....

Kenwood House
Reconstruction and improvement on ancient dam within the grounds of Kenwood House, Hampstead, London.....

Cusworth Hall - Lake Restoration
The scheme was to restore the original 1909 design of the lakes with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund.....

Meriden Park - Lake Restoration
The scheme was to restore a 4 acre lake which had become severely silted, with approximately 10,000 m3 of silt and debris. The project design intended to maximize the hydraulic flow through the lake to minimize sediment deposition.....

Gayhurst Park - Lake Restoration
This restoration involved dredging a private estate lake, approx 3 acres in area and containing 10,000 m3 of silt.....

Alexandra Palace Boating Lake
The project objectives were to dredge the lake, stabilise the contaminated sediments with OPC and transport to an area nearby for re-use as landscaping material.....

Cuerden Valley Park Reservoir, Lancashire
The project involved the removal of approximately 10,000m3 of sediment in order to re-establish the viability of the outlet valve within the lake.....

Brockwell Park, Lake Restoration
Working closely with the Wildfowl Wetlands Advisory Service the project objective was to restore three urban ponds within the London Borough of Lambeth.....

Belair Park Landscape Improvements
The scheme involved the restoration of a municipal lake, within the heart of an open park in the London Borough of Dulwich.....

Maintenance Dredging of the Millennium Ribble Link
The works involved the dredging of the Millennium Ribble link, which links the River Ribble to the Lancaster Canal at Preston, Lancashire.....

Bewl Reservoir Pipeline Transfer Scheme
The objective of the Bewl to Darwell Pipeline Transfer Scheme was to lay 3.2km of 500mm diameter water pipe in a trench on the reservoir bed.....

Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake
The design of this prestigious sports facility for Sport England called for linking up several redundant gravel pits near Caversham.....

Finsbury Park Boating Lake
The overall Client for the project was the London Borough of Haringey and their project objectives were to dredge the lake, stabilise the sediments with OPC and transport to designated area on site for re-use as landscaping material.....

Regeneration of Beverley Beck
Contamination of the sediments within Beverley Beck was a legacy of industrial activity in the area, resulting in elevated levels of heavy metals and hydrocarbons. The sediments were classified as Special Waste that would ultimately be disposed of in a hazardous landfill.....

CTRL, Contract 320 Excavation of Tunnel Approach Structure
This major sub-contract for the Hochtief J.V. called on Land & Water's core skills of operating long reach plant and conditioning wet difficult wastes prior to disposal.....

Wigg Island Canal Restoration
Wigg Island has been the recipient of much uncontrolled tipping of hazardous waste from chemical industries since the early 1800’s. During this time some of the waste was pushed into the Latchford Canal infilling it and resulting in highly acidic leachate discharging over many years into the truncated canal.....