The reservoir was constructed in order to support the water pumping from the River Dee, as part of the regulation Scheme, including the abstraction by North West Water at Huntington water treatment works, Chester, from where water is supplied to Liverpool and the Wirral.
The reservoir was constructed in order. This was to support the water pumping from the River Dee, as part of the regulation Scheme, including the abstraction by North West Water at Huntington water treatment works from where water is supplied to Liverpool and the Wirral. Chester was Huntington water treatment works.