Sewage treatment plant construction begins

The construction of a sewage treatment facility in the west of the Isle of Man is due to start this week, Manx Utilities has said.

Plans for Peel Sewage Treatment Works, situated west of Glenfaba Road, were approved in July, and a subsequent three-day appeal against the approval was dismissed.

The authority said initial work would focus on site preparation, including the stripping of topsoil, setting up the site compound, and installing security fencing.

Chairman of Manx Utilities, John Wannenburgh, said it was a "long-awaited project" and it was part of the final two remaining projects to end the discharge of raw sewage into the sea".

The construction work, which is led by principal contractor Eric Wright Water, working with Paul Carey & Sons Ltd, would also involve trenching ahead of the diversion of overhead electricity cables.

There would also be some work to improve access to the site, which Manx Utilities said was "not expected to significantly impact" Glenfaba Road s.

The project would see sewage pumped from the existing Peel sewage pumping station on the town's promenade to the treatment plant.

The treated waste would then flow by gravity to connect to the current infrastructure to be discharged through the existing sea outfall.

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