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Our improvements at Little Budworth (South) Wastewater Treatment Works

Once the used water from your sink or toilet goes down the drain, our job begins to help transport it along a huge network of sewer pipes to one of over 560 treatment works, before it’s clean enough to return to the natural environment.

The Project at Little Budworth South is just one of many we are carrying out across the North West to improve our wastewater treatment works, and make sure the quality of water that’s returned to rivers and the sea is as clean as possible.

  • At Little Budworth South our improvements include building new tanks, kiosks and supporting equipment which has required the acquisition of some additional land to extend the boundary of the site.

    The treatment works is currently accessed from Well Lane, but for the duration of the work we have created a temporary access from Mill Lane.

    You can view further details and also the location of the new structures, temporary compound and access route in the site overview drawing and landscape proposal drawing.

  • Temporary site access: During construction we will access the site via a temporary entrance from Mill Lane and have created a temporary compound area to accommodate our project team, materials and construction equipment. The land used for access and as a temporary compound area will be reinstated once the improvement work is completed. Details of the location for the new tanks, kiosk and supporting equipment can be seen in the overview drawing.

    Additional land purchase: The area for the new equipment falls outside our existing site boundary, so we’ve purchased the additional piece of land.

    Environment and landscape: Since spring 2020, we’ve carried out a range of environmental surveys and groundwork investigations to help develop our proposed solution. These plans also include tree and shrub landscaping around the new equipment site on completion of the work.

    Construction activity: This type of work requires the use of machinery which will create noise and vibrations. There will be additional traffic on the local road network as site traffic enter and exit the site, we have regular street cleaning to minimise the dirt brought onto the road and into the village. We have also developed a traffic management plan to ensure disruption to the local community and road network is minimised as much as possible.

    The public footpath is still accessible at the back of site, and all working areas are fenced off. Should you cross paths with any of the site team along the original track to the Works accessed from Well Lane, they will make space for you to pass.

  • This section will keep you up to date with the development of the project, which when complete will improve the water returned to the local water course. This means that rivers, streams and the sea are cleaner for generations to come.

    Update: March 2023

    What work have we completed so far? 

    • The new inlet, tanks and supporting equipment installation is complete and now working live as part of the treatment process.
    • The site team have also completed the installation and connection of the new kiosks, housing the controls for the new equipment.
    • Additional drainage has been added to site to help combat the flood risk in the area.
    • The mechanical and electrical phase is complete, meaning a reduced site presence.
    • We are now in the testing phase.
    • Site wide finishing works and reinstatement is now in progress.
    • Testing phase of the new equipment in play is due to begin.
    • The site team will commence the demobilizing of the temporary compound area, with removal of material storage, car park and welfare units.

     

    Little Budworth Site TeamContractors C2V+ Little Budworth Site Team

  • If you have any questions or queries about the project, please give our friendly teams a call on 0345 672 3723 and quote project number 80061387. We’ll be happy to help.

  • We're making improvements to the sewer network in Little Budworth, but problems in the sewers can often be caused by flushing wet wipes down the loo or pouring fats, oils and grease down the sink. To find out more about what you can do to help Stop the Block! take a look at the information and advice.