UU to Improve Coastal Sewers

United Utilities is to Invest Over £100M During the Next Five Years to Improve the Sewer Network Along the Fylde Coast in a Bid to Help Further Clean up the Sea off the Coast of Blackpool

With the new, more stringent Bathing Water Directive coming into force this year, bathing waters will be judged for the first time using the stricter standard, and UU is keen to ensure its sewers are upgraded to minimise outflows. It is holding a public exhibition on two dates this week (Jan 21 and Jan 23rd)at the Molyneux Community Centre in Lennox Gate, to inform residents about its plans.

Steve Wong, United Utilities project co-ordinator, said: "Our engineers will have a presence across Blackpool over the next five years. During this time work will be taking place at a number of locations including at Lennox Gate Pumping Station, Marton Moss, Fishers Field, Harrowside outfall pipe and Anchorsholme Park. I would urge people to spare some time to pop along to see how it may affect them."

United Utilities has invested around £1BN in cleaner bathing waters over the last decade. It is also a partner of Love My Beach, a campaign which brings together groups including the Environment Agency, National Farmers Union, Marine Conservation Society, British Destinations, Keep Britain Tidy and local authorities, including Blackpool Council, to keep the North West's bathing waters clean.

Sarah Jenner, United Utilities bathing water manager, said: "We have invested heavily upgrading our wastewater network and last year all Blackpool's bathing waters passed the current standards.

Source: WWT

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