Yorkshire Water to pump £300m in the region

Yorkshire Water is set to pump £300m into South Yorkshire this financial year, launching several projects as part of the project.

The schemes are designed to improve the area’s water and wastewater infrastructure, with projects including a £24m scheme at Rivelin treatment works to improve Sheffield drinking water quality, it said.

The scheme is set to complete in late 2018, and will run alongside other projects including the £20m investment in Lundwood sewage treatment works.

John Bond, capital communications advisor at Yorkshire Water, said: “Since 2015, we have spent over £100m in South Yorkshire, not only on upgrading water treatment works, sewers and pumping stations, but also conserving moorland, protecting the environment from flooding, and improving rivers.

“This will help us meet our customer commitments and ensure that Yorkshire Water continues to be regarded as up there with the best drinking water in the country and boasting some of the finest landscapes.”

Earlier this year Yorkshire Water put 100 jobs at risk with plans to sell its business division to focus on retail consumers. The division is based between Bradford and Barnsley and deals with around 138,000 business customers.

Shareholders of the company are said to be looking at cashing out of the business, according to The Times.

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