Chester is a cathedral city located on the River Dee, close to the England – Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West and Chester.
Chester is renowned for its rich history and boasts the most complete city walls, the oldest racecourse, and the largest Roman Amphitheatre in Britain as well as a 1000-year-old Cathedral.
Over the next five years, we will be investing for the future in the county to help protect and improve the environment by focusing our efforts on improving our wastewater treatment sites.
Every five years we prepare a regulatory business plan which is submitted to Ofwat as part of the Price Review process. The plans are based on customer views and cover our performance commitments, efficiency, investments, and bills. Below are some examples of the work carried out in your area during the previous investment period 2020-2025.
We’re carrying out improvement work at our wastewater treatment works in Farndon to improve the quality of the treated water before it is returned to the environment. The improvement on the quality of the treated water will in turn help improve the quality of the water within the nearby River Dee.
We’re currently investing at our Chester Wastewater treatment works to install a new storm tank onsite. This investment will help increase storage capacity on site during heavy rainfall to help protect the local environment.