YORKSHIRE WATER
Yorkshire Water has announced it will invest £ 3.8 billion over the next five years to remain at the forefront of industry innovation .
Set out in the company ’ s next business plan leading up to 2020 , it will make capital investments which include £ 50m for water supplies , £ 180 million to improve the quality of Yorkshire ’ s inland waterways , as well as £ 220 million to tackle issues such as climate change and population growth .
It is a significant commitment for the firm , which serves 5.3 million customers in the Yorkshire region through 33,000 kilometres of clean water network and 60,000 kilometres of waste network . These customers are well served by a 2,400 strong workforce who help treat a mammoth 1.24 billion litres of clean water every day , while
A Yorkshire Water Network Performance Engineer analyses a pumping station