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contribute significantly to the recycling
of 94 per cent of Leeds' sewage sludge.
The facility will be capable of
processing up to 131 tonnes of dry
sludge a day and will generate enough
renewable energy, using heat and
power engines, to provide 55 per cent
of Knostrop's energy needs.
Yorkshire Water project manager Lee
Laherty said: "This is the single biggest
investment the company is making
between 2015 and 2020. The installa-
tion is a huge deal because we can start
creating more electricity for ourselves,
as well as do more to reduce carbon
emissions and help the environment."
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FACTFILE:
YORKSHIRE WATER
AND KNOSTROP
Knostrop wastewater treatment works has been treating
sewage from domestic properties and industry for
around 100 years. Construction of the Knostrop Sludge
Treatment Facility represents Yorkshire Water's single
biggest investment of the current AMP6 investment
period (2015-20). The new cutting-edge facility will
replace the existing sludge and bio-solid incinerator,
which was built in 1993. Once operational, it will
generate renewable power from the wastewater effluent
as well as treating the waste to the highest modern
standards. The company was recently awarded platinum
status in the Business in the Community environment
index for its green-focused work in the area.
1.24 billion
Yorkshire Water manages
the collection, treatment
and distribution of water
in the region, supplying
around 1.24 billion litres
of drinking water to more
than five million people
every day
700+
The company relies on a
network of more than
700 treatment works and
130 reservoirs
62,000
The number of miles of
mains needed to transport
water around Yorkshire
80,000
The number of acres of
land owned by Yorkshire
Water, which makes it the
second-largest landowner
in the county
2,500
The number of Yorkshire
Water employees
£3.8 billion
The amount the company
has pledged to put back
into the local economy
between 2015 and 2020
94%
The amount of Leeds'
sewage sludge that will be
able to be recycled once
the Knostrop facility is
complete
131 tonnes
The amount of dry sludge
the facility will be able to
process each day
55%
The amount of its own
electricity needs Knostrop
will be able to generate –
the equivalent of providing
power to 8,000 homes
15%
The reduction in the site's
carbon emissions as
a result
