Two projects together valued at £3.4m to improve water quality in the Humber have been undertaken by Peter Duffy Limited on behalf of Yorkshire Water.
The projects involve improvements and upgrades to storm overflows in Brough and North Ferriby, both part of a wider £180m investment across Yorkshire to reduce the frequency and duration of discharges from storm overflows
First for attention was a £900k improvement scheme at Brough Combined Sewer Overflow, diverting the existing incoming sewer from Humberside Enterprise Park to a new wet well.
Work is also underway at Ferriby High Road to complete a £2.5m improvement, to create a new below ground sewage pumping station with additional storage. Work includes the installation of new pipework, manholes, and a new rising main. The investment at both overflows in East Yorkshire will help improve water quality in the Humber.
Lumi Ajayi, project manager, Yorkshire Water, said: “This work is part of £180m investment by Yorkshire Water to improve watercourses and water quality by reducing storm discharges across the county by April 2025.
“These important upgrades to the storm overflows at Brough and North Ferriby will prevent infiltration from the Humber and reduce storm discharges and overflows into the estuary during periods of prolonged or heavy rainfall.”
