Alt Operational Catchment
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There are 9 water bodies in this operational catchment.
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The River Alt begins in Huyton, follows the M57 until the outskirts of Maghull, then heads across low-lying farmland to its estuary in Hightown, a journey of approximately 30 miles. The population of this area is approximately 350000 people. This catchment is impacted by both rural & urban diffuse pollution, to the south there are pressures from industrial, transport and mis-connections sources, while in the north, an area drained and subject to water-level management, is impacted by agricultural run-off. Throughout the whole catchment many of the Waterbodies are heavily modified and point-source sewage discharge has been a major pollution source.
