Wigan borough playpark closed as new wastewater tank is installed right next to it
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United Utilities already has permission to install a new detention tank to replace the old one next to Vulcan Park, but has now been granted permission to build a control kiosk and access track to the site. This will allow workers to get to the sewage treatment site off Wigan Road.
The park is currently closed to the public since work on on the detention tank began and the play equipment has been removed.
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Hide AdThe site neighbouring Collier Brook, which contains a playground and football pitch, will reopen once work is complete.
United Utilities’ assets are in the west side of the park in the form of a brick built MCC Kiosk and pumping station, manholes, draw pits, detention tank, and their concrete walls, the design and access statement said.
The scheme of works will provide additional storage to the wastewater network and reduce untreated spills to Collier Brook and to comply with water quality standards. The kiosk will house the control panels associated with the detention tank.
“The proposed scheme of works is necessary to provide additional storage, in the form of a detention tank, that would replace the existing within the park, to the wastewater network so as to reduce untreated spills to Collier Brook and to enable compliance with water quality standards, as set by the Environment Agency,” an officer’s report stated.