'Don't swim' warning on eight Lancashire beaches as sewage leaks
Members of the public are being urged not to swim at eight major Lancashire beaches following a sewage leak.
The treatment works is now running at a reduced rate while engineers plan and carry out the repair work to the pipe which lies nine metres underground. Bosses say due to the 'location and complexity' of the repair, and to ensure the work is carried out safely, this is 'expected to take some time' while engineers install 2,000 metres of temporary pumps and overland pipework.
"We are installing temporary overland pipework to bypass the burst pipe so that the treatment plant can continue to operate while the repair work is carried out. The reduced capacity at the treatment works and in our network as a result of this burst meant there was less storage available than normal to deal with the heavy rainfall last night.
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