Yorkshire Water's £835k Plan to Cut River Seven Sewage Spills by 15%

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Yorkshire water spends £835,000 to clean sewage spill from River Seven that will solve the problem of heavy rain forcing the untreated water in the river in Marton.

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The company is putting new pipelines that will take the rainwater away from the houses, instead of mixing with sewage.

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They're also giving homes special water containers, called water butts, to catch rain before it reaches the sewers.

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This initiative takes place after the company was fined £47 million for releasing untreated sewage into the river for seven hours daily in 2023.

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They are spending £445,000 In Northallerton, fixing sewer pipes and £1.4 million in Sheffield to upgrade equipment that will cut down pollution in rivers by 48%.

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All this is part of Yorkshire Water's bigger plan. They're putting £180 million into improvements by April 2025. Later, they'll spend another £1.5 billion between 2025 and 2030.

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These changes will make the water cleaner and the environment healthier and lesser sewage in local waterways.

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Peter Duffy Ltd is putting in about 200 meters of new pipes and sealing old sewer pipes to stop rainwater from getting in where it shouldn't.

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