Ludlow water treatment works to be completed next month while work continues at Monkmoor
Major work as part of a £78 million investment to improve water quality in Shropshire is expected to be completed next month.
Severn Trent Water has said its works to improve bathing-quality water from Knighton to Ludlow along the Teme are on-track to be completed by March.
The water company's multi-million pound investment as part of its 'Green Recovery' project has seen storage capacity increased and a number of upgrades to parts of its network including the installation of larger pipes to reduce the impact of storm overflows.
Ludlow's treatment plant has also become one of the first in the UK to see new technology 'ozone' installed.
Severn Trent Water has trialled an ozone disinfectant - oxygen gas with three atoms instead of two - which the water company said works by "cleaning waste water to the highest possible standard, before being returned to the river in its most natural state".
The technology has also been used at water treatment plants in Warwickshire.
Severn Trent is also aiming to improve water quality along more than 50km of river networks in Shropshire and Warwickshire to make two stretches on the River Teme and River Leam 'better places for everyone'.
Work to improve river health as part of an £11.5m investment at six sewage treatment works across the county has continued, including at the Monkmoor Sewage Treatment Works in Shrewsbury.
Severn Trent said the multi-million pound investment will "ensure the company’s operations will not be responsible for any harm caused to that particular stretch of the River Severn".
Improvements include the installation of new storm tanks, pipe upgrades and increased storage capacity.
Speaking to the Shropshire Star about progress on projects across the region, a Severn Trent spokesperson said: "We are working hard to make environmental improvements in Shropshire, with our £78m Bathing Rivers programme on track to be completed by March this year.
"The programme spans from Knighton and downstream of Ludlow, where we have added significant storage capacity and made upgrades to key parts of the network, including expanding pipe sizes to reduce the impact of storm overflows.
"In addition to this, Monkmoor Sewage Treatment Works and the six other sewage treatment works in Shropshire are receiving major upgrades to improve water quality and reduce spills, this includes installing new storm tanks, pipe upgrades and increased storage capacity.
"These improvements will make long lasting positive impacts across Shropshire and help to ensure cleaner and healthier rivers."
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