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Water Supply: Huntingdon

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 2 February 2026UIN 108371

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which villages currently have functioning water pumping infrastructure in Huntingdon constituency.

Answered by Emma Hardy

Within Huntingdonshire, the Environment Agency (EA) maintains the following pumping stations: Thicket Lane (also known as Backbrook) located in Houghton, Victoria Terrace pumping station located in St Ives, and Cooks stream pumping station located in Godmanchester.

Cooks stream pumping station and Victoria Terrace pumping station are both functioning.

The EA is progressing a scheme to refurbish Thicket Lane which the EA expects to complete by March 2027.

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