MP sees progress on new Chester 3km water pipe installation

The water company met Aphra Brandreth, Member of Parliament for Chester South and Eddisbury, to talk about its £16 million investment.

Parliamentary boundary redrawing ahead of this year's General Election means the water pipe now straddles both of Chester's constituencies, with Boughton Water Treatment Works in Samantha Dixon's constituency, while Huntington Water Treatment Works is in Aphra Brandreth's constituency. The two patches are split via Caldy Valley Nature Park.

Ms Brandreth donned a high-vis and hard hat and paid a visit to the Chester Resilience site to meet the team and see the work in action.

MP for Chester South and Eddisbury, Aphra Brandreth, paid a visit to Severn Trent's Chester Resilience scheme to learn more about the project, meet the team and see the progress that has been made.

It was a chance to learn more about the scheme, why it came about, how it will be of benefit to customers in the city and the progress that has been made as well. The MP also heard about the wider work the company does in the community including talking to pupils from Dee Banks School and the Severn Trent Community Fund.

Ms Brandreth said: “I was delighted to meet with the Chester Resilience Team to learn about the project and to get an update with the progress of the works which are continuing at pace. While these works have been necessary, and carried out largely to schedule, I know that there has been an impact on the Huntington community.

“I am grateful to the Chester Resilience Team for the work that they have done to mitigate the impact of the works and work alongside residents. Residents will be pleased to know that we are entering the ‘home stretch’ of the works.”

The Chester Resilience project is one of the biggest investments Severn Trent has made in the city to install a 3km water pipe from Boughton Water Treatment works to Huntington Water Treatment Works to help secure the future of the network for generations to come. 

MP for Chester South and Eddisbury, Aphra Brandreth, paid a visit to Severn Trent's Chester Resilience scheme to learn more about the project, meet the team and see the progress that has been made.

Paul Spiby, delivery business lead at Severn Trent added: “It was fantastic to meet with Aphra Brandreth and talk to her about the work that is going on and the progress that our teams have made since the start of the year.

“It was also a chance to speak with the MP about Severn Trent’s work as a whole within the city, the services that we provide and how we are working with the community as well.

“The Chester Resilience scheme is an important project for the city, making sure the water network is resilient for the future and that we can continue to provide our services, so we were so pleased to be able to talk about it.”

Severn Trent customers in Chester receive a water-only service from the company, with around 100,000 customers in the city and 46,000 households.    

The water treatment works at Boughton, on the outskirts of Chester has been treating water from the River Dee and providing drinking water for the people of Chester for more than 160 years.     

Work remains on track for a mid-December completion date along Sandy Lane, despite the discovery of an unchartered utility which wasn't showing on existing records.   

Businesses that allow customers into their premises to purchase goods or services who might be affected are asked to contact the Business Loss Team at businessloss@severntrent.co.uk for further advice.   

For further information or to be kept updated on the works as they take place visit https://www.stwater.co.uk/in-my-area/planned-improvements/sandy-lane-chester/  

A private Facebook group for residents of this scheme to get updates and ask questions on the work has also been set up and can be found at http://tinyurl.com/STChester.