• Northumbrian Water started a GBP 13 million, 3.5 km pipeline to shift treated-water discharge from Herrington Burn to the River Wear.
• Project marks the first of three environmental upgrades near Sedgeletch, including phosphorus-reduction improvements at the treatment works.
• Plans also target fewer storm-overflow spills in the Houghton le Spring and Shiney Row area.
• Construction began in August; completion is scheduled for March 2027; Avove is delivering the work.
• Program sits within a wider GBP 1.7 billion environmental investment plan running through 2030.

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