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99369_205x150.jpgAy up Mary, did you know that between 2010 and 2015, Yorkshire Water is investing £3.5 billion into the region?

Ow much? By 'eck Edna, I don't think even our Brian knows how many shillings that is? and he's and accountant!

A £6 billion ripple effect

I tell thee what though, Mary, I know what it means for you in terms of your water and sewerage charges. Also, for every pound of that money, nearly double (£6 billion) will be generated in terms of economic activity throughout Yorkshire, according to them clever clogs at the University of Leeds. They call it the 'ripple effect.'

I can also tell you how they plan on spending all of that £3.5 billion, how they'll ensure it's spent wisely, and where improvements have been made since the last price review in 2005.


Download our Economic impact report (1mb)

What our investment means for you 

Our approach in developing our investment plans was to 'strike the right balance'.  This means we took on board the views of our customers and stakeholders and reflected these in improving services and the environment.

See how we're planning to spend £3.5 billion across Yorkshire.    


 

We'll invest over £2m every working day over the next five years directly into the Yorkshire economy. How we will do this?

Water supplies - £92 million

  • Continuing to ensure that you have a secure supply of drinking water.
  • Maintaining high standards of water quality across the region.
  • Fitting Automated Meter Readers (AMRs) to water meters so we don't have to come to your home to read your meter - this will mean we send out fewer estimated bills. 
  • 714km of water mains will be renewed, relined or cleaned.

Bathing water and environment - £110 million

  • Improving the quality of bathing waters by minimising pollution incidents and delivering improvements to rivers and beaches.
  • 17 bathing beaches on the east coast will benefit from our investment.

If you've done your maths you'll see this is only a fraction of the £3.5 billion we're planning to invest. For a deeper look into what our investment means for you, sit down with a cuppa and have a flick through our full business plan. We've also included some other downloads from Ofwat.


  Final business plan   (2mb)

 

Ofwat downloads


Ofwat press release (115kb)


Future household water and sewerage bills 2010-15 in England and Wales (205kb)


Final Determination - key headlines (148kb)


Final Determinations in England and Wales (1mb)

 

Sewer flooding - £83 million

  • Reducing the number of properties that experience internal sewer flooding.
  • 206km of sewers will be renewed or renovated
  • A 31% reduction in '1 in 10' and '2 in 10' year 'at risk' register for internal property flooding due to overloaded sewers
  • 83 waste water treatment works will be maintained or enhanced

Watch our video to see where we'll be investing and what this means for you (click on the image below - the video will open up in a new page)

Striking the right balance for Yorkshire




Ofwat website link  











Where we'll be investing

The ripple well benefit customers right across Yorkshire.  Find out more about where we'll be investing and what this means for you.  Click on the links below to find out more...

North Yorkshire ripple effect


North Yorkshire  

East Riding and Hull ripple effect


Hull and East Riding  

South Yorkshire ripple effect


South Yorkshire  

West Yorkshire ripple effect


West Yorkshire  

Our water prices 2010 - 2015

Ofwat's Final Determination suggests that over the next five years (2010-2015) our water and sewerage prices will fall by an average of £4 per year in the first two years and increase by just £1 by 2015. This will take the average bill from £331 to £332 between 2010 and 2015, an increase of just 20p per year above inflation.

2009-10   

2010-11   

2011-12   

2012-13   

2013-14   

2014-15  

Proposed price limit

2.10%

-1.20%

-1.30%

1.40%

1.80%

1.60%

Indicative price limit (water service)

0.70%

-2.47%

-0.71%

0.79%

0.30%

0.51%

1. Average measured household bill

£133

£130

£129

£129

£129

£130

2. Average unmeasured household bill

£165

£170

£171

£174

£177

£180

3. Average household bill

£154

£150

£149

£149

£149

£149

Indicative price limit (sewerage service)     

3.40%

-0.06%

-1.81%

1.92%

3.09%

2.52%

1. Average measured household bill

£153

£155

£153

£155

£159

£163

2. Average unmeasured household bill

£192

£198

£197

£203

£212

£219

3. Average household

£177

£177

£173

£176

£180

£183

Average household bill (total)

£331

£327

£322

£325

£329

£332

How we decided where to invest

As part of our planning we produced a strategic direction statement to look at our aspirations of service and prices right through to 2035.


As part of the plan we asked one of our most important audiences for their ideas - children ! - after all they'll be our customers in 25 years time.


We were inundated with fun, interesting and creative ideas - take a look...


Throughout the planning process we also spoke to customers, local governing bodies, MPs and Councillors to see what they thought.

What we achieved between 2005-2010

During our last five year investment programme (2005-2010) we invested £1.5 billion in the region. Our aim has been to safeguard and improve Yorkshire's water and sewerage infrastructure, whilst being more efficient to keep our prices as low as possible.


We've spent an average of £750 per household to maintain and upgrade our pipes and works to reduce the risk of bursts, low water pressure, incidents of discolouration, sewer flooding and odour problems.


The improvements we've made across Yorkshire

Between 2005-2010 we've spent:

  • Water mains york to new yorkAround £247 million to improve our treatment works and upgrade over 1,200 miles of water mains - enough pipework to stretch from New York to York!  This investment will improve water quality and reduce the risk of discolouration for over one million customers.
  • £39 million to resolve sewer flooding at 386 properties and to resolve outdoor flooding at 88 locations.
  • £90 million to upgrade and replace Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) across the region and improve river water quality.
  • £227 million ensures that our largest sewage treatment works comply with the requirements of the new Fresh Water Fish Directive .

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