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Yorkshire Water to develop wetland for low carbon wastewater treatment The project is designed to filter water naturally from phosphorus Image: Yorkshire Water Yorkshire Water has unveiled plans for the construction of a new wetland to treat water being put back into the environment. The wetland will be created at the company’s Clifton wastewater treatment works covering an area approximately the size of three Olympic swimming pools. The project, which will feature ponds and 20,000 plants, aims to provide a low carbon way to remove phosphorus from treated water. The company said this natu...

Yorkshire Water is building a wetland site to improve the quality of water being put back into the environment and boost local wildlife, the company said. An area around the size of three Olympic swimming pools, made up of interconnected ponds and planted with more than 20,000 wetland plants, will be constructed at its Clifton wastewater treatment works, near Doncaster. The company said the scheme will work alongside the treatment works to naturally filter phosphorus, a pollutant from sewage that can reduce water quality and harm nature, from millions of litres of treated water. It will provi...

Submitting... The project will increase bio diversity in the local area. Michael Housby, lead project manager at Yorkshire Water, said: “This project is the first of its kind in Yorkshire and will provide a range of benefits at our Clifton treatment works, not only for the way we treat wastewater, but also for the local environment. “The new wetland will reduce the reliance on energy-heavy treatment processes and provide a sustainable way to remove phosphorus while creating wildlife diversity and achieving a biodiversity net gain. “As part of the project we will be looking to engage wit...