Yorkshire Water

We’ve started work to reduce the number of discharges into the river Calder from a storm overflow in Brighouse. Working closely with the Environment Agency (EA), our contract partners, Morrison Water Services, CR Civil Engineering and Active Tunnelling Ltd are constructing a new storage tank in land off River Street and a new sewer on Sunnyside. The work is part of our £180m investment by the end of April 2025 and once complete, the project will significantly reduce discharges in the river Calder in Brighouse. Following the completion of this project in March 2025, the EA will be working in the area to implement a surface water drainage solution and install a pumping station as part of the Brighouse Flood Alleviation Scheme. For more information, visit: https://ow.ly/pc8o50UoUl1

Our Strategic Planning Partnership with Yorkshire Water has been recognised at the Institute for Collaborative Working (ICW)'s 2024 Awards in the Infrastructure category. This award reflects our commitment to collaboration and innovation, recognising the accomplishments of our teams and their work. Find out more about our partnership throughout AMP8: https://ow.ly/Y3hn50UkEaa #ICWAwards2024 #StantecWater

We recently joined forces with Yorkshire Water to spark aspirations, challenge stereotypes, and promote equity at Madani Girls School in Dewsbury. The students blew us away with their thoughtful questions and creative problem-solving skills as they explored how their talents connect to our industry. 🙌   From teamwork to innovative thinking, the girls showed us the future is bright for STEM careers! By the end, even more students were excited about pursuing careers in Civil Engineering—a step closer to a diverse and innovative future.   A special shout out to Rachael Fox, Beth Mapp, Ciara Phillips, Simon Watts, Lisa Molloy, Lisa Todd, and Chloe Gooding for their contributions! Your expertise and insights into the Construction and Water Industry brought the session to life. From sharing fascinating local water facts to providing hands-on experiences, you have helped inspire and empower the next generation. 💧✨   #InspiringTheFuture #STEM #CivilEngineering #BreakingStereotypes #DeliveringBeyondConstruction #YorkshireWater #Yorkshire 

Meet Craig, our wonderful Clean Water Operations Manager for Developer Services! 👋 We recently had the pleasure of chatting with Craig about his journey at Yorkshire Water, how his career has evolved within Developer Services and what his favourite part of the job is. So grab a cuppa and dive into Craig’s Yorkshire Water experience! ⬇️ ✨ Are you looking for a new opportunity? Take a look at our latest vacancies over on our careers page > https://ow.ly/OEeA50Uhr0h

Some of our rangers recently took part in tree planting with the National Trust near Marsden, as part of our joint Landscapes for Water programme. ✨ The rangers were joined by children and staff from Marsden Nursery & Infant School at the National Trust’s Pule Hill. Earlier in the year, our rangers delivered a school assembly to the pupils, so everyone had such a lovely day getting stuck in and putting what they learnt into practice. Landscapes for Water is a joint programme for moorland restoration, tree planting and natural flood management across the South Pennines founded by Yorkshire Water and the National Trust with the support of other partners including the White Rose Forest, Yorkshire's community forest, and The Woodland Trust. Our work is part-funded by the Trees for Climate grant programme, part of the Government’s Nature for Climate fund, and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority's programme for flood risk management. #LandscapesForWater Great work everyone! 💙

Electricity and Water DO Mix ⚡💧 Yes it's true, especially when it's between E.ON and Yorkshire Water! 🫱🏻🫲🏼 At E.ON UK it's my pleasure to share my excitement on the partnership between two great companies, where together we'll help residents and businesses in Sheffield, and the broader Yorkshire region. 🌡️ Sheffield has been selected as a pilot city for Government plans to expand the role of heat networks around the country, in what are known as Heat Zones. This is a more cost effective way to provide heat to built-up areas, and is anticipated to make up around 20% of the UK's decarbonised heat solutions, to reach Net Zero by 2050. 🏭 The Blackburn Meadows-Yorkshire Water project is the latest in a line of innovative energy projects being delivered across the country, and you can read more about this partnership, this project (set to capture waste heat, providing enough warmth for 40,000 homes starting in the Lower Don Valley, and other great cross-company initiatives), along with other great projects here: https://lnkd.in/eVwuduwu Thank you to Nicola Shaw, Paul Inman, Daniel Oxley and everyone at Yorkshire Water, along with all the E.ON Energy Infrastructure Solutions team, including Antony Meanwell, Jean-Michel Bellas, Abbie Wesson, Jess Dhariwal, Mike Wake, and others 🙏🏻 #Water #Energy #HeatZones #Partnership #NetZero #YorkshireWater #EON #itsonus

Our contract partner, Mott MacDonald Bentley | MMB, is working on a scheme in Langthorne to reduce the number of discharges into a river Swale tributary. A new 500m surface water sewer will be laid from the village green to the watercourse, preventing surface water from entering the combined sewer network and mixing with wastewater. The work is part of our £180m investment by the end of April 2025 and once complete, the project will significantly reduce discharges into the river Swale tributary and improve the health of the watercourse. For more information, visit: https://ow.ly/nOHi50UnkAS

Insights into our groundbreaking partnership with Yorkshire Water. Our work with Yorkshire Water is a major change in the delivery of alternative water services, which guarantees rapid response times—delivering a first-response team and water tanker to any incident, anywhere in the UK's largest county, within 90 minutes. Featured in Water Magazine today, Adam Johnson, Chief Executive of Water Direct, and Thomas Carter, Manager of Emergency Preparedness and Response at Yorkshire Water, explain why the partnership is so crucial. Tom added: "We're no longer looking at an outage and wondering how quickly a supplier can respond. We can now expect tankers within 90 minutes - a key element of our new partnership. “Getting water flowing back into customers' taps as soon as possible is a priority. Our partnership with Water Direct offers a huge change not only for our customers but for the wider industry." Watch the full interview with Water Magazine here: https://loom.ly/s_tBWuQ #WaterInnovation #EmergencyResponse #StrategicPartnership

Together with Morrison Water Services and our Unison branch, our colleagues have been dropping off toys to donate to Bradford Central Foodbank. 🎁 🎅 Our very own Santa went around the office to help spread the word and in total, we collected three cars full of toys to donate to the foodbank’s annual grotto! The grotto allows those who use the foodbank to pick presents for their children to unwrap on Christmas Day morning. Some of our colleagues will also be going back to the foodbank to offer support with recruitment and CV writing skills, as well as how we can help with their water bills. We’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone that donated! 💙

This World Soil Day, we’re highlighting our partnership with Future Food Solutions on the Sustainable Landscapes programme! ✨ We’ve partnered for over five years and together we’ve driven the transition to sustainable agriculture across Yorkshire. This now includes over 170 farmers and over 70,000 hectares of farmland in the region – that’s 17% of the arable land! Farmers can receive cover crop seeds through the program to enhance soil organic matter and structure, while promoting beneficial microbes that improve soil health and fertility—ultimately increasing the yield of the following crop. Cover crops, like brassicas and grasses, have deep roots that create channels in the soil, allowing water to infiltrate and be stored deeper down. This reduces surface water runoff, helping to retain nutrients in the soil, minimise water pollution and improve overall water quality. Our Asset Strategy Manager for Catchments, Andrew, reflects on the work, “Without soil, there is no life, yet it’s often overlooked and the amazing biology that inhabits this invaluable resource is hidden under the grass, crops and livestock that thrive on it. Soil organic matter (SOM) is essential for growing healthy, resilient and sustainable food. Increasing SOM by growing cover crops in between cash crops can remove carbon, build resilience to more varied weather events and also mitigate flooding downstream. Cover crops also provide pollinators with additional food, as well as enhancing the diversity of flora and fauna. By farming with biology rather than chemicals and horsepower, through our partnership with Future Food Solutions, and the Sustainable Landscapes programme, we have reduced the equivalent of 23 wagon loads of nitrogen and 6 wagon loads of phosphate. Whilst this is really important from using resources more efficiently, the Sustainable Landscapes collaborative approach really does show that if we all play fair, we all win. By introducing innovative competitive elements such as the Cover Crop of the Year, and the Nitrogen Super League, we can develop learning and understanding throughout the agricultural community in a fun and thought provoking way. Whoever invented soil knew what they were doing!” We also asked Paul Rhodes, Director at Future Food Solutions a bit more about the programme, “Future Food Solutions is committed to expanding the program and supporting farmers towards win-win opportunities that drive sustainability. Moving forward, we aim to continue sharing knowledge among our partners and farmers, create new income streams, and optimise input use to reduce production emissions while preserving yield and quality. A key focus of the program is improving water quality by working with farmers to reduce surface runoff, soil erosion, and reduce pollution from nitrates and pesticides. Leveraging data and the latest technologies, we aim to support farmers in making informed decisions to achieve these goals.” Photo credits: Future Food Solutions