United Utilities is consulting local communities on its plans for a three-year wastewater treatment overhaul at their facilities in Chadderton and Royton.
The £114m project proposed by the water company involves decommissioning part of the sewage works at Royton and upgrading the Oldham treatment Works at Chadderton. A new sewer pipeline is also proposed between the two treatment Works.
United Utilities is holding two public exhibitions next month where residents from Chadderton and Royton will be able to raise any questions there and discuss the proposals with the project team.
Project manager Geraud Ramond, commented:
“We first approached the local community with the outline of our proposals back in December. Since then we have been developing the plans and we now have a detailed idea of the planning applications we will need to submit.”
“We know many people in the area have questions and I hope everyone will take the opportunity to come and see our plans and discuss them with us. Lots of the local people came to speak with us and share their thoughts last time which is great as we’re very keen to understand all the issues we should be taking into account.”
Planning approval will be needed for the proposals at the two wastewater treatment Works and visitors to the exhibitions will be able to comment on the designs that are being drawn up.
United Utilities says it intends to submit the planning applications later this Spring and communications with the public will continue as the final detail and timescales are developed. If the plans are approved, United Utilities hopes to start work in Winter 2014/15 with the scheme completed by Autumn 2017.
Geraud Romond said the new project is necessary because new European rules mean we have to treat the wastewater to a much higher standard, which both existing plants are too old and too small to meet at present.
The three-year scheme will involve decommissioning the treatment process at Royton and building additional storage tanks there to contain more of the storm flows which happen during heavy rain. An underground pipeline will be laid to transfer sewage some 4.5km to the Oldham wastewater treatment Works at Chadderton.
At Chadderton, the plant will be upgraded, using improved treatment processes to clean the wastewater.
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