The pumps could deliver 10.6 million gallons (48 Megalitres) per day, and once the water had passed through the power station, it was discharged into the Wyrley and Essington Canal to supply the Wolverhampton level of the Birmingham Canal Navigations. As a result, a pumping station near the top of Birchills locks was switched off and dismantled.
The pumps had a significant capacity of 10.6 million gallons (48 Megalitres) per day, and after being treated at the power plant, the water was released into the Wyrley and Essington Canal to serve the Wolverhampton section of the Birmingham Canal Network. This led to the shutdown and dismantling of a pumping station near Birchills locks.