Yorkshire Water to remove silt from Farnley storm lake

Yorkshire Water will begin removing silt from Farnley storm lake later this month.

Approximately 100 tonnes of silt will be excavated from the lake and removed from the site by Yorkshire Water and its partners.

The £75,000 project is expected to take seven days and will be completed by the end of March.

Fran Winter, operational field manager at Yorkshire Water, said: “We know how important Farnley storm lake is to our customers nearby and following consultation with residents and other stakeholders we will be undertaking desilting work in the coming weeks.

“We are continuing to work with Leeds City Council and Environment Agency on longer-term plans for Farnley storm lake.”