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13
Jul 2023
Yorkshire Water improves environmental performance, says report
Yorkshire Water has improved its environmental performance, according to a latest government report.
The water company, which supplies drinking water and deals with waste water, was rated three-star in an assessment carried out by the Environment Agency.
The performance, which covers 2022, is an improvement on the previous year when the company was rated as two-star.
Severn Trent Water was the highest rated at four stars, while Anglian Water, Thames Water, Wessex Water, Southern Water and South West Water were all given two stars.
Despite the rating, Yorkshire Water was still below target in areas such as self-reporting incidents and serious pollution incidents.
During the year, Yorkshire Water had three serious pollution incidents compared with five the previous year.
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The company self-reported 77% of incidents in 2021 - below the industry target of 82%.
Claire Barrow, area environment manager for the Environment Agency in Yorkshire, said:
Fewston Reservoir is managed by Yorkshire Water
Alan Lovell, chair of the Environment Agency, said despite some improvement, the level of pollution caused by water companies remained "unacceptable".
He said:
A Yorkshire Water spokesperson said:
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