Yorkshire Water has begun a £1.6 million upgrade at Kirklington treatment works to help improve local watercourses Holme Beck and Healam Beck.
Work on the project, delivered by engineering partners Mott MacDonald Bentley, began in September and involves installing a FujiClean unit – a packaged treatment plant being used by Yorkshire Water for the first time.
The scheme aims to reduce the amount of phosphorus entering nearby waterways.
Phosphorus is naturally present in domestic sewage, often from shampoos, detergents and cleaning products. It can also enter rivers through agricultural run-off.
While small amounts are harmless, higher levels can damage river ecosystems and water quality.
Work at Kirklington is due to be completed by spring 2026.
Thomas Fawcett, project manager at Yorkshire Water, said: “As part of our ongoing commitment to improving water quality in our rivers, we have several phosphorus reduction schemes planned across Yorkshire over the next five years.
“The scheme in Kirklington is one of 13 that we’ll be completing this year, with projects already underway in Knaresborough and Leyburn. It’s important to us and our customers that we look after local watercourses like Holme Beck and Healam Beck and help them to thrive.”
The project is part of a wider £350 million investment to reduce phosphorus at 85 wastewater treatment sites across Yorkshire over the next five years.
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