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Bradford's £30m Tank to Fight Storm Water Pollution
23 Mar
Summary
- A two-year, £30m project installed an underground storage tank.
- The tank will significantly reduce storm overflow discharges.
- £90m will be invested by 2030 across ten schemes in the city.
A major two-year project, costing £30 million, has begun in Bradford to install a substantial underground storage tank. This new facility is designed to hold a vast amount of storm water, significantly reducing the number of storm overflow discharges into Bradford Beck.
Yorkshire Water is undertaking this scheme on private land near Preston Street. The storage tanks work by capturing excess wastewater during heavy rainfall. This stored water is then treated when the network's capacity returns to normal levels, preventing it from entering the local waterway.
Project manager Ben Mitchell stated the company is committed to reducing discharge incidents. He noted the tank alone is expected to decrease annual discharges into Bradford Beck to fewer than ten. This follows a previous £1.6 million fine for pollution incidents.
Further investment is planned, with Yorkshire Water dedicating £90 million by 2030 across ten schemes within the city to combat storm overflows. This is part of a broader £1.5 billion national investment in storm overflow management. Additionally, the company is replacing 16.1km of water mains to reduce leaks and installing a new main for drought resilience.
