A £1.5m scheme to give the sewer network in Lancaster extra capacity has been completed.
United Utilities announced it had finished its project to create additional stormwater storage at Caton Wastewater Treatment Works.
The company said the project has recycled redundant assets to create 92,000 litres of stormwater storage, equivalent to more than 750 bathtubs.
They said it will play a key role in helping to improve water quality in the River Lune by reducing storm overflows during periods of heavy rainfall.
The project has also been one of the first United Utilities’ sites to benefit from the introduction of manhole rings manufactured using LowCast cement free concrete.
They have been produced using geopolymer concrete which reduces the carbon impact of products by at least 50%
“This is one of the many projects that we’re delighted to see completed in Lancashire," said Simon Holding, County Business lead for Wastewater Services in the county.
"As well as helping to improve water quality in the River Lune, we’ve been able to save carbon by recycling existing assets and introducing the cement-free manhole covers.”
Work is also progressing well on the £48m upgrade at Lancaster Wastewater Treatment Works which will also play a key role in enhancing water quality in the River Lune and Morecambe Bay.
The project is part of the largest investment in water and wastewater infrastructure in the North West for a century as the company invests more than £13bn to protect and enhance over 500 kilometres of rivers, lakes and bathing waters, while safeguarding drinking water supplies for millions of customers.
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