During the current investment period 2005 - 2010 UU is investing £14.5 million to improve services to customers in Congleton.
Water quality
The quality of drinking water in the North West is the best it has ever been. However, to ensure we continue to meet ever-increasing water quality standards, we are investing over £7.5 million on maintaining the water supply system to customers in Congleton.
Some of our water pipes date back to Victorian times and this work is all part of our modernisation programme. The refurbishment and cleaning of the pipes will help reduce the risk of low water pressure and discoloured water to your homes and business premises.
Wastewater services
We take away wastewater through our sewer network, clean it and safety return it to the environment. Between 2005 - 2010 we are investing £3.5 million on improving and maintaining wastewater treatment works in Congleton to deliver cleaner rivers, streams and coastal bathing waters. These include our wastewater sites at Middlewich, Holmes Chapel and Sandbach.
We are investing a further £1.4 million on improving and maintaining the local sewer network and over £2 million on preventing sewer flooding to customer properties in the following areas of Congleton:
Back Lane, Canal Street, Cross Lane, Linley Grove, Manor Way, Second Avenue, Platt Avenue and Rode Heath.
When we carry out our improvement works in Congleton we aim to keep disruption to a minimum. If the work is going to affect you we will contact you before the work starts and will keep you updated whilst the work is carried out.
United Utilities in Cheshire
- Our water engineers have begun the biggest clean-up the region has ever seen. We are investing more than £350 million to improve 800km of the North West's largest water pipes over the next eight years.
- Cheshire householders are tapping in to their best ever water supplies according to the Drinking Water Inspectorate which shows that the overall quality of drinking water in the North West has improved for the 12th year in succession.
- As part of our role in managing the North West's reservoirs, we own and maintain 60,000 hectares of land, working with our tenants, the local community and national organisations. Much of the land we manage is made available to the public to enjoy. Here are some of the stunning locations in the Cheshire area.
Macclesfield Forest - the 400-hectare woodland offers a wide variety of walks and viewpoints and is home to a herd of red deer which are directly descended from the royal herd of medieval times.
Bunbury Water Mill - this restored and working water mill is off the main A49 Tarporley to Whitchurch road, near Bunbury village church, Cheshire.
The mill is first mentioned in records dating back to1290; it was recorded in a survey of 1775, and rebuilt around 1850. It worked commercially until 1960 when a massive flood ended its working life. After years of decay, it was fully restored by United Utilities in 1977.
Goyt Valley - the Goyt Valley is in the Peak District National Park east of the A5004 Whaley Bridge to Buxton road. To the south lies Goyt's Moss and to the north the village of Fernilee. The western side of the valley is flanked by Shining Tor and Cats Tor.