Manx Utilities given green light to replace Crosby Sewage Treatment Works

Project to replace 'outdated' facility

Manx Utilities has been given the green light to begin replacing the Crosby Sewage Treatment Works, starting this month.

The current site, which services the Crosby and Glen Vine areas, is said to be outdated - having been built in the 1960s.

The MUA says 'environmental benefits' will take centre stage of the work to bring the sewage works up to modern standards, and the teams will use 'newer technologies and processes to maximise efficiency and minimise environmental impact'.  

That being said, some prominent trees on the site will need to be removed, something it says is 'necessary for the construction works to progress'. 

A number of native trees will be planted once the works are complete.

It assures the new facility will 'further reduce pollutants in the discharged effluent, enhancing water quality in the adjacent River Dhoo and surrounding water bodies'.

Contractors, Paul Carey & Sons have been tasked with the project, with completion expected by April 2025.

For ten weeks from January to March 2024 a section of the Heritage Trail will be closed, with diversions in place.