en.Wedoany.com Reported - Yorkshire Water has recently commenced a significant water supply facility construction project at the Malton and Norton Water Treatment Works, involving the drilling of a new borehole, the construction of a new service reservoir, and the building of a new pumping station.

Project partner Wanhall will undertake the first phase of construction at the water treatment works, drilling a new borehole. This borehole is a large shaft used to extract water from deep underground, where the water is naturally filtered through soil and rock, requiring minimal treatment before it is safe for use. The drilling work typically takes up to three weeks, followed by a testing phase.

Yorkshire Water Project Manager Cat Smart said: "Over the next five years, we are making significant investments in water resources to meet future demand. Boreholes are a key part of our long-term strategy for maintaining water supplies. We have already implemented borehole projects at East Ness and Brayton Barff, which are expected to deliver an additional 21 million litres of raw water per day into the network. The new borehole at Malton and Norton Water Treatment Works is located in an area where the local development plan includes over a thousand new homes, and this borehole is also a crucial part of those plans."

The new service reservoir at the water treatment works, being built by contract partner Peter Duffy Ltd, will store 3.8 million litres of treated drinking water. The service reservoir stores treated drinking water before it is distributed to local users, enhancing the resilience of the network. The project will also see the construction of a new pumping station at the water treatment works to convey treated water through the network, along with a new pipeline to transfer raw water from the aquifer to the treatment site. The entire project is expected to be completed by winter 2027.

Cat Smart added: "While progressing this important project, we will do our utmost to minimise disruption. We thank everyone locally in advance for their patience and understanding."

This project is part of Yorkshire Water's £34 million investment to introduce new water resources locally over the next five years.

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