GREAT WARFORD STW - Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant in Great Warford, Cheshire East

GREAT WARFORD STW is a wastewater treatment works located in the village of Great Warford, Cheshire East, England. The facility serves a population of approximately 3,000 and is part of the region's municipal wastewater infrastructure, managed under the UK's regulatory framework. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment stage required for inland discharges under the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (transposed into UK law). With a designed capacity of 6,893 cubic meters per day and an average daily discharge volume of 667 cubic meters, the plant operates well within its capacity, ensuring reliable treatment for the local community. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the River Bollin and then the Manchester Ship Canal, which flows into the Irish Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the water quality of these downstream environments, supporting aquatic life and recreational use of the waterways.

The plant discharges into local streams that feed the River Bollin, a tributary of the Manchester Ship Canal, which flows into the Irish Sea. The River Bollin supports diverse aquatic life, including fish species such as brown trout and grayling, and its catchment is important for biodiversity in the Cheshire Plain. The treatment plant helps maintain water quality standards in this sensitive freshwater ecosystem.