St Germans pumping station keeps fens flood-free

摘要

Owned and operated by Middle Level Commissioners, the St Germans pumping station is no ordinary flood risk management pumping station. Designed by consultant Atkins, it is the largest ever constructed in the UK with a capacity 40% greater than the old station it replaces. Fed by 120 miles of main arterial water course and with 80 smaller pumping stations also pushing water into the system, it pumps the land drainage and flood flows from the middle level system into the tidal River Ouse, providing flood protection for 70,000ha of agricultural land - much of which is Grade A - and more than 20,000 properties altogether valued at £3.6B.