Yorkshire Water is investing £3 million at its Wentworth Wastewater Treatment Works to increase capacity and improve performance.
Contract partners Mott MacDonald Bentley are starting on site today at Hague Lane, Wentworth, Rotherham, to install a new sewage pumping station (SPS), 1.25km rising main and gravity sewer.
The investment will intercept wastewater from Hague Lane, transferring it to the Aldwarke wastewater treatment works, adding capacity to the local infrastructure.
The additional capacity will help to reduce the number of discharges going into the watercourse during periods of heavy or prolonged rainfall and improve water quality.
Jamie Wright, Project Manager, Yorkshire Water, said:
“We’ve been working closely with our partners and Rotherham Council Planning Department to make sure the visual impact of the new pumping station complements the local landscape.
“This is a significant investment by Yorkshire Water to add extra capacity to the network. There will be a temporary road closure and diversion in place as we lay a significant amount of new pipework to complete this important upgrade.
“We’ve worked closely with local Highways to bring forward this element of the work to minimise impact to the garden centre and local businesses in the run up to their busy Christmas season."
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