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Oct 2023

Last Updated: 02/10/2023
Environment
Environment

Campaigners 'cautious' over Yorkshire Water £7.8 billion investment plan

by Calvin Robinson Chief Reporter

| 02 Oct, 2023
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Campaigners say they are “cautious but positive” over Yorkshire Water plans to invest £7.8 billion in infrastructure over five years.

The company announced the move today as part of investment plans for 2025 to 2030, which have been submitted to industry regulator Ofwat.

It includes £3.1 billion to improve resilience in the water network, £4.3 billion to protect river and coastal water quality and investment in customer service and financial support for customers.

However, it would mean average bills would rise from £438.12 in 2024/25 (£36.51 per month) to £518.76 in 2025/26 (£43.23 per month) with increases each year thereafter.

The proposals come as water companies have been under increasing public pressure at the amount of sewage being discharged into rivers and seas.

In the Harrogate district, campaigners say they are cautious at the plans but welcomed planned investment into the country’s water network.

Dr David Clayden, chairman of the Nidd Action Group, which is co-ordinating efforts to clean the River Nidd, said:

“Any investment in cleaning up our rivers, particularly the River Nidd and its tributaries is to be welcomed.
“Cynics amongst us may say something like ‘too little, too late’ and ‘we will be paying twice for something that should have been done years ago’, but I’d like to strike a more positive, if cautious, response to this announcement by Yorkshire Water.
“It’s a plan, not yet a reality, for actions possibly starting in 18 months time. Ofwat may yet dial down the ambition — and the cost to us as citizens — along with the much hoped for improvements in water quality. 
“As citizens we need to keep the pressure up on our politicians not to settle for any scaling down of  ‘improvements’.”


Nicola Shaw, chief executive of Yorkshire Water, said the plans were the company’s largest ever investment into the network.

She said:

“This submission marks our largest ever environmental investment and illustrates our commitment to deliver what our customers expect. The programme will protect and improve the quality of water in rivers and at coasts, leading to cleaner, safer water environments that support recreation and biodiversity across the region.”






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