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Bransholme Reservoir - 4/27/2010 A £3.7 million project is underway at Bransholme Reservoir near Kingston upon Hull to improve flood protection in the region. Main Contractor Black and Veatch have employed Dew Piling on an £800,000 contract to construct a temporary bridge over a culvert and install sealed sheet piles through the existing bund around the reservoir.  This will increase the surge capacity of the reservoir in the event of heavy rainfall. The reservoir releases water into the tidal area of the River Hull. In the event of heavy rainfall or a high tide, the increased surge capacity of the reservoir will allow the water to be stored until it is safe to release it into the river. Also, the current emergency spillway faces the area of a new housing development.  The bund improvements will move the spillway to channel the water directly into the river in an emergency. Using a TOSA silent piler and also conventional piling, Dew Piling will install 1,800 3W 9m sheet steel piles through the existing bund over a period of 22 weeks. A 2m pile projection will be left above the ground, which will then be clutch welded to give a water tight seal. The work will be carried out with minimal disturbance to the wildlife at the site which is home to several species of wildfowl.

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