Yorkshire Water is investing £22 million in upgrades at two wastewater treatment works to improve river water quality by reducing Phosphorus entering local watercourses.
The water company is investing £11 million in its Bentley Wastewater Treatment Works to reduce the levels of Phosphorus getting into small watercourses and improve the quality of water flowing into the river Don.
Contract partners, Tilbury Douglas are already working on phase one of the project to upgrade Yorkshire Water’s Bentley wastewater treatment works at Millfield Road.
Mott MacDonald Bentley are starting work today on phase two which will see the installation of 2.5km of new rising main and outfall to divert storm water and treated effluent from Bentley Mill Stream. This will reduce the levels of Phosphorous in the watercourse and improve the water quality flowing into the river Don.
Rich Tomlinson, project manager, said:
“This is part of our £500m water industry national environment programme (WINEP) investment to reduce Phosphorus at 80 of our wastewater treatment sites and improve water quality. It is one of a number of WINEP schemes to help improve the water quality of the river Don.”
Yorkshire Water is also separately investing £11 million to upgrade Garforth wastewater treatment works in Allerton Bywater, Leeds, to improve the water quality in Sheffield Beck.
The project, which is also being delivered by Mott Macdonald Bentley, will reduce the amount of Phosphorus in the wastewater returned to Sheffield Beck post treatment – improving the water quality of over 10km of the watercourse downstream of the works.
Work is already underway and includes installation of new equipment and upgrades to existing equipment at the treatment works. Teams are expected to move off site in early 2025.
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