Plans for 21-mile water pipe to link two reservoirs
BBCA 21-mile water pipe could be built to channel water from a reservoir in Derbyshire to a treatment works in Staffordshire.
The Severn Trent Water scheme would see untreated water moved from Carsington Water, near Wirksworth, to its Tittesworth Reservoir treatment works near Leek.
An environmental impact assessment for the scheme, required ahead of a formal planning application, has been submitted to the Peak District, Derbyshire Dales, East Staffordshire and Staffordshire Moorlands authorities.
The development, which Severn Trent hopes will be ready to begin construction by spring 2027, would also require "above-ground installations", said the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
The proposed pipeline would run from Carsington Water, south of Kniveton, north of Ashbourne and Mapleton, past Cauldon, underneath the A523 and north of Bradnop and Leek before reaching Tittesworth.
On its website, Severn Trent said: "It will let water flow from the River Derwent and Carsington Reservoir over to the Tittesworth water treatment works, keeping supplies steady even during dry spells.
"By doing this, we'll help Tittesworth Reservoir hold on to precious water longer, making sure local communities have enough."
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