The original treatment process was by slow sand filtration, flowing by gravity from the draw-off tower to the filter beds.
To improve the water quality of the local streams, filter beds were constructed adjacent to the reservoir.
Generally speaking, the former, if properly constructed with adequate filter beds and easy drainage through the surrounding soil structure, should operate effectively for many years without attention.
There are approximately 80 acres of surrounding land, including filter beds, allotments and recreational open land.
If we are not very careful and the filter beds are not looked after properly, they could easily become derelict industrial wasteland.
We have pure water which passes through filter beds.
They are the people who maintain the filter beds to produce clean and pure water for everyone.
This is vital to the process in order to prevent potential clogging of the filter bed.
