Severn Estuary Brewery's waste water tanks to rise on the horizon

A BREWERY that produces some of the nation's most popular lagers including Corona, Stella Artois and Budweiser - has been granted permission to place three giant waste water tanks the height of two double decker buses, on the Severn Estuary coast opposite Avonmouth.

- Twm OWEN & Tristan CORK

Magor Brewery's waste water treatment plant on the Severn Estuary coast opposite Avonmouth

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The new tanks will each be 8.66 metres tall and are required to meet tough new Welsh Government standards on waste water. The regulations are intended to ensure waste water from commercial uses meets the highest standards of treatment before being discharged into watercourses.

The treatment tanks will be placed on currently undeveloped land and alongside an existing pumping station and tower on the Gwent Levels right on the coastline facing Avonmouth and Portbury.

The Magor Brewery, which is based two miles inland near the M4 junction and services, has located its waste water treatment plant on the Levels.