United Utilities is inviting customers to learn more about its five year pipeline refurbishment plans through Widnes and St Helens.
The water company is contacting thousands of customers to invite them to local drop-in sessions to find out how their area may be affected by a five-year investment programme to modernise a historic aqueduct that goes through their area, bringing drinking water from Wales to the region.
The company is hosting a series of open events about the Vyrnwy Aqueduct Modernisation Programme, which will re-line two of the three parallel pipes that transport water from Lake Vyrnwy to customers across Cheshire, Merseyside, and the wider region. At the sessions, staff from the water company can answer any questions and explain more about the project and the importance of doing the work.
The three opportunities for conversations will take place at:-
St James with St Matthews Church, St Helens Road, Prescott L34 2QB on Thursday 27 June between 2.30pm and 6.30pm.
Rainhill Village Hall, Dane Court, Rainhill L35 4LU on Tuesday 2 July between 2.30pm and 6.15pm
Everglades Hotel, Washington Suite, Derby Road, Widnes, WA8 3UJ on Thursday 4 July between 3pm and 6.30pm.
A virtual ‘village hall’ replicating these events online has also been created as a dedicated interactive website: https://uuhub.co.uk/Vrynwy.
Will Eyre, Regional Delivery Manager from United Utilities explained:
“Since 1892, the Vyrnwy Aqueduct, which runs from Lake Vyrnwy through to Merseyside, has helped deliver clean wholesome drinking water to customers and communities across Cheshire, Merseyside and the North West region. However, the pipeline now requires work to ensure the quality of drinking water and to reduce the number of water discolouration events currently experienced by some of our customers that are supplied by the Vyrnwy Aqueduct. Over the last 100 years whole communities have been built around these important aqueducts so the work we are undertaking is complex and we would welcome customers to pop along and find out more’.
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