£114m water works in pipeline

THE United Utilities plans for new waste water works

PLANS to massively overhaul waste water treatment facilities in Oldham have been unveiled at two public exhibitions.

The £114 million United Utilities scheme has been designed to create a cleaner River Irk, and will involve decommissioning part of the Royton sewage-treatment plant in Middleton Road, building new works at the Oldham waste water treatment plant off Foxdenton Lane, and linking the two sites with a new pipeline

The latest treatment processes will be installed at the Chadderton plant, which will be able to handle a greater volume of water.

The company expects to submit a planning application in the spring, and if the plans are approved will start work next winter. Work should be complete by the spring of 2017.