Yorkshire Water has kicked off its project to renew 43km of water mains across Sheffield over the next two years.<\/p>\n
Work has started with a \u00a3148,000 investment in the Helmton Drive\/Cobnar Avenue area of the city.<\/p>\n
Contract partner Sapphire Utilities Solutions (SUS) has started the project to replace 388m of old pipes to improve reliability of drinking water supply, reduce leakage and prevent mains bursts in the area.\u00a0 The work is part of Yorkshire Water\u2019s \u00a3406m investment to replace more than 1,000km of water mains across the region over the next five years.<\/p>\n
Shaun Chapman, project manager at Yorkshire Water, said: \u201cThis is the beginning of our largest network investment for over 20 years to upgrade our infrastructure and deliver to our customers the service that they rightly expect.<\/p>\n
\u201cReplacing water mains in Sheffield will help to provide a resilient and robust network and reduce the likelihood of future bursts or loss of supply to customers.\u00a0 It\u2019s part of Yorkshire Water\u2019s largest ever investment over the next five years, which will deliver a range of benefits that right for our customers and right for the environment.\u201d<\/p>\n
The mains replacement programme is part of Yorkshire Water\u2019s largest ever environmental investment of \u00a38.3bn to improve infrastructure and includes \u00a31.5bn to reduce storm overflows into the region\u2019s watercourses, \u00a3360m to prevent nutrient pollution in watercourses and \u00a3327m rolling out smart meters to help customers save water and reduce their bills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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