Overview
WYCHBOLD STW is a closed secondary treatment plant in Wychbold, Wychavon, England, UK. It served the local area with a designed capacity of 1,671 cubic meters per day.
WYCHBOLD STW (Sewage Treatment Works) is located on Brine Pits Lane in Dodderhill, Wychbold, within the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England. The plant is now closed and no longer operational, having provided secondary treatment for municipal wastewater. As a secondary treatment facility, WYCHBOLD STW would have met the minimum treatment standards required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which was transposed into UK law. The plant's designed capacity of 1,671 cubic meters per day suggests it served a relatively small population, typical of a village or small town. The plant's discharge would have entered a local watercourse, likely a tributary of the River Salwarpe or the River Avon, which flows into the River Severn and ultimately the Bristol Channel. More modern facility, improving environmental protection for local water bodies.
Environmental context
WYCHBOLD STW is situated inland in the Worcestershire countryside, within the catchment of the River Salwarpe, a tributary of the River Severn. The River Severn flows into the Bristol Channel, a major estuary with diverse marine life. The plant's closure likely reduces nutrient and pollutant loads to local streams, benefiting aquatic ecosystems and downstream water quality.
Frequently asked questions
WYCHBOLD STW is located on Brine Pits Lane in Dodderhill, Wychbold, Wychavon, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom.
WYCHBOLD STW provided secondary treatment, which is the standard level required under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for inland freshwater discharges.
The plant had a designed capacity of 1,671 cubic meters per day, indicating it served a small community.
The plant is listed as closed, which may be due to consolidation of wastewater treatment into larger, more efficient facilities in the region, a common practice to improve environmental compliance and reduce operational costs.
When operational, the plant treated wastewater that would have been discharged into a local watercourse, likely a tributary of the River Salwarpe, which flows into the River Severn and then the Bristol Channel.
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