Severn Trent Water set to complete Condover sewerage system in UK

UK-based Severn Trent Water is set to complete a sewage system in Condover near Shrewsbury, which will improve capacity in the area.

The company is investing £1.6m along with Amey and MMB to improve the local sewage treatment works and build a new, bigger, modern sewage pumping station.

Improvement of the sewage system in Candover will provide greater capacity, which will allow the water utility to serve Condover Hall.

Severn Trent Water programme engineer Adam Walker said: "We know the pumping station in the village was getting old and even though it hasn’t caused any problems, we know how horrible it could be if things start to go wrong.

"That’s why the time is right to replace it now.

"The work in Condover has taken us a while to complete and we’d like to thank the local community for their understanding and patience during the work.

"We’ve worked hard to install these new sewers, but we need the help of the community to keep them in good working order.

"The new pumping station will be fantastic when it’s first put in place, but even new pipes and pumps can become blocked when customers put the wrong things down their toilets and sinks.

"Many people don’t realise the harmful effects of disposing of fats, oils and greases down their sinks and drains.

"Fats, oils and greases quickly solidify when they hit the cool walls of the sewer and they can stick to the side.

"Other debris is then trapped and it can cause a blockage.

"With no way through, the wastewater backs up the system, coming out of the drains, sewers and potentially into homes."