Work has started today in Barrow on a project to help improve water quality in the Walney Channel.
United Utilities is building a storage tank in a car park next to the town’s Tally Ho pub and the firm said the tank will reduce the number of times the storm overflow operates during periods heavy rain.
The tank is capable of holding more than 1,300m3 of storm water and work is expected to be completed in 2028.
The project is part of United Utilities’ major investment plans for the wastewater network in Barrow.
The £100m investment will help upgrade 21 storm overflows across nine locations in the area, helping to reduce spills and enhance water quality in the Walney Channel, Irish Sea, and Morecambe Bay.
Work is already underway at sites off Flass Lane and Ferry in the area with four further projects set to start in the coming months.
Fiona Edmondson, regional delivery manager for United Utilities, said: “We’re making great progress on our plans to improve water quality in the Walney Channel.
“This storm tank will be the third project underway in the area as we work hard to cut the number of times that storm overflows operate.”
