Customers get value for money in Yorkshire
As water bills begin to land on door steps in Yorkshire over the next few weeks, customers will see they get plenty for their money in the region as most people continue to pay less than £1 a day for their water and sewerage charges.
Over the next five years, prices will rise by an average of 0.5% each year, plus inflation, with the average bill rising by £1 from £331 to £332 in 2015.
What do your water bills pay for?
We will be investing over £1000 per household in new service and environmental improvements, with major schemes to combat sewer flooding and improve bathing water quality over the period.
In total we will be investing £1.9 billion in Yorkshire - this will benefit regions in the following way:
South Yorkshire
- £12 million to improve drinking water quality at Rivelin Water Treatment Works in Sheffield
- £13 million to upgrade our water mains in Sheffield to reduce the risk of discoloured drinking water
- £70 million to upgrade our waste water treatment works at Blackburn Meadows in Sheffield as part of the Freshwater Fish Directive to improve water quality in the River Don, boosting fish stocks and putting the river back at the heart of local communities
West Yorkshire
- £8 million to to be spent on new water pipes in Leeds to improve drinking water quality
- A new approach to moorland management above Keighley to improve the quality of raw water
- Almost £5 million to improve drinking water quality in Bradford by upgrading Chellow Heights and Graincliffe Water Treatment Works
- The economic activity generated by our investment will be mainly seen in West Yorkshire where we employ almost 3,000 people
North Yorkshire, Hull and The East Riding
- £110 million to help improve bathing water quality along Yorkshire's East Coast - boosting tourism and benefiting local businesses like hotels and restaurants
- More than £3 million reducing the risk of odours at our Saltend Sewage Treatment Works in Hull
- £17 million to upgrade Tophill Low Water Treatment Works near Driffield to ensure a high quality and reliable drinking water supply
- Nearly £7 million to link the East Coast up to the Yorkshire Water Grid which enables us to pipe drinking water around the region to where it's needed most - whatever the weather
- Work with Hull City Council and the Environment Agency to develop a better approach to surface water management
- Completing the final phase of a £30 million investment in pumping stations in Hull to better protect the city against flooding
- £2 million to improve the quality and security of drinking water supplies in the Richmond area
- £18 million to upgrade Acombe Landing Water Treatment Works in York to ensure a high quality and reliable drinking water supply
