File:Saltbox Pumping Station - geograph.org.uk - 1730827.jpg
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English: Saltbox Pumping Station Saltbox pumping station is part of the Environment Agency's West Berks Groundwater Scheme. Constructed in the 1970s it is a series of pumped boreholes which augment low flowing rivers in times of drought.
It seems odd when all we hear about recently is flooding, but when water levels are low it becomes desirable to maintain a minimum flow in some rivers for health, environmental and amenity reasons. Inside here is a well and pump. Water is fed via a pipeline down to Blewbury and thence to the Thames. The scheme hasn't been needed in recent years, but it is kept in full working order because who knows when it could be called upon. The name is from the house just visible in the background, but why that is called Saltbox I don't know.. |
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| Author | Des Blenkinsopp |
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