In 1857 two small holding reservoirs were built in
Prescot
Prescot is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in Merseyside, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it lies about to the east of Liverpool city centre. At the 2001 Census, the civ ...
to receive water from the
Rivington reservoirs. These held sufficient water to supply
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...
for two days. In 1892 water from
Lake Vyrnwy
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supplemented the water stored in Prescot. Four smaller reservoirs were built with a capacity of 200 million gallons, sufficient to supply Liverpool for four days.
Today, so much water is abstracted from Rivington for use in Lancashire that the flow is reversed and water from Vyrnwy is used to supply towns in Lancashire.
References
Source: Moore, Jim. ''Underground Liverpool''. The Bluecoat Press 1998.
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Drinking water reservoirs in England
Buildings and structures in Merseyside
Reservoirs in Merseyside
Prescot