17/12/2025
Waterbeach Wastewater Pipeline: Has the Most Sustainable Solution Been Overlooked?
Following the withdrawal of Government funding for the relocation of the Cambridge Wastewater Treatment Works, fundamental questions remain about how wastewater treatment will now be provided for Waterbeach New Town - and whether it is still appropriate to progress a tunnel or pipeline from Waterbeach to Milton, via Honey Hill. A pipeline which requires pumping under the River Cam, travelling south for two miles and pumping back under the river to the Milton works....
Following the withdrawal of Government funding for the relocation of the Cambridge Wastewater Treatment Works, fundamental questions remain about how wastewater treatment will now be provided for W…