We are continuing to dig out the bases of the remaining sewage tanks, and so will need to temporarily store some more of the removed soil on top of the embankment as there is limited space elsewhere at the works. This will increase the height of the mound in the short term, but retaining this earth on site avoids up to 750 lorry movements in and out of Mogden each day.

The first two months of this activity is likely to be more noticeable from neighbouring properties, after which time, the scale of this work will reduce and be carried out intermittently.

We plan to gradually reduce the embankment to its final height by the end of 2012, and will shortly install marker posts to show the approximate level it will reach.

We are building the retaining walls for some of the treatment tanks from the soil dug out of the ground, mixed with the sand and gravel presently stored in front of the oak trees. This will reduce the amount of concrete imported to the site, and limit traffic on local roads.

Meanwhile, we are making good progress with creating the foundations for the additional treatment tanks, which involves pushing around 3,500 concrete piles into the ground. We have already completed around half of these, and plan to break from this activity in April. The final phase of this work will then resume in the summer, and is likely to run into late autumn.