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United Utilities begins £4.5 million project to protect Castleton waterways

Monday, 22 December 2025 10:55

By David Murphy

A £4.5 million scheme to improve water quality in Castleton has begun, with United Utilities aiming to reduce pollution in Trub Brook and the River Irk.

The investment will see a new 1,800-cubic metre stormwater storage tank built at the Castleton wastewater treatment works, helping to reduce how often the site discharges into local waterways during heavy rainfall.

The scheme is scheduled for completion by the end of 2026 and builds on earlier upgrades carried out in 2023, when United Utilities installed modern treatment technology at the same site.

Chris Borradaile, Wastewater Services Director for Greater Manchester, said the work reflects the company’s ongoing commitment to cutting storm overflow operations.

“We know how important improving water quality across the region is to our customers,” he said. “Projects like these at our treatment works in Castleton will make a real difference as we work at pace to cut the number of times storm overflows operate.”

The Castleton works form part of a wider programme of investment across the North West, which United Utilities describes as the largest upgrade of water and wastewater infrastructure in a century. The company has committed to spend over £13 billion in the next five years to protect drinking water supplies and improve over 500 kilometres of rivers, lakes and bathing waters.

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