Report - Buried Discharge, Bury - September 2016

[moako]

Situated on an overgrown bank of the River Irwell in Bury is the concrete outfall of this CSO.

About 10 metres in is a small inspection chamber containing a fair amount of calcium deposits caused by dripping water.

About 4 metres further through the RCP is the overflow chamber.

The outfall section of the overflow chamber is separated from a stilling pond by a heavily clogged-up grille.

A gap in the grille gives view to a penstock below, and possible access to the other side with the help of another person as the drop is deep.

 

[Ojay]

Good to see again, the amount of time I wasted looking for the manhole, fun times and good to see others bothering with this sort of stuff

 

[Snake Oil]

that looks proper manky, excellent stuff!

 

[Ojay]

that looks proper manky, excellent stuff!

Oh it is, you can smell the outfall from the otherside of the Irwell and then 100 yards

 

[Bolts]

I still need to make the effort to see this, it's just down the road as well

 

[moako]

I still need to make the effort to see this, it's just down the road as well

It's easy to get to from the other side of the river with waders

 

[Ojay]

It's easy to get to from the other side of the river with waders

I managed the crossing there in wellies one summer, it's about as shallow as you will ever get really with the Irwell

 

[moako]

I managed the crossing there in wellies one summer, it's about as shallow as you will ever get really with the Irwell

It is shallow but I definitely needed waders on my visit, even then I got a bit of water in one

 

[pastybarm]

Grille looks like it needs replacing, amazed UU can get away with this, although once out of EU diktat, perhaps it will become easier?