Moulsford homes benefitting from sewerage plant upgrade

Residents at 57 properties in the village of Moulsford are benefitting from major improvements to their local sewerage treatment plant.   

South Oxfordshire District Council has invested just under £320,000 to upgrade the treatment plant, which serves homes in Underhill and North Close, the largest of 12 sewage plants operated by the council.  

The upgrade work has been designed to reduce the risk of flooding and provide a more reliable service for the connected properties.

The new modern plant system includes two new sewage treatment units, improvements to an existing collection tank, the installation of new pumps and an outfall pipe and widening and resurfacing of the access road.

Cllr Sue Cooper, Cabinet Member for Environment, Climate Change and Nature Recovery, said: “I’m pleased that we have been able to upgrade this sewerage treatment plant.  The work will ensure that a significant number of homes in the Moulsford area now have an effective long-term sewerage treatment service which is more reliable and safe from flooding.”

Cllr Anne-Marie Simpson, ward councillor for Cholsey, including Moulsford parish, said: “Residents in the local area will be pleased that the new plant is in place and is working effectively and I hope that they will now be reassured that they will receive a more efficient and reliable service.”

Cllr Jane Murphy, ward councillor for Cholsey, including Moulsford parish, said: “I know people living in homes connected to this treatment plant were worried about a potential repeat of previous flooding issues.  Following the work, I hope they now have peace of mind and that sewerage from these properties continues to be treated properly.”

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Notes for editors:

There are no properties in Moulsford connected to mains waste water drainage supply, those homes not served by the district council’s treatment plant have private arrangements for dealing with their waste water, such as via septic tanks.