Yorkshire Water begins £1.5m pipe replacement in Snainton village

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 07:07 · Archive

Yorkshire Water is replacing 3.7km of water mains in Snainton and Ebberston with plastic piping to reduce bursts and leaks.

Yorkshire Water has begun a £1.5m mains replacement scheme in Snainton and neighbouring Ebberston in North Yorkshire. United Infrastructure will replace 3.7km of clean water mains with flexible and more durable plastic piping. The work started on Barker's Lane and will progress towards Lairs Lane, with additional pipework scheduled for Middle Lane, High Street, and Lairs Crescent.

Once complete in spring 2027, the scheme is expected to significantly reduce bursts, leaks, and supply interruptions in the area. This is one of many mains replacement projects across Yorkshire as part of a £406m programme running between 2025 and 2030. Yorkshire Water has already replaced almost 300km of pipework – nearly a third of its 1,000km overall ambition – prioritising ageing pipework in areas prone to failures.

Nichola Fairbairn, project manager at Yorkshire Water, said the company would 'be working quickly and doing everything we can to keep disruption to a minimum whilst we deliver this important work'. Local residents have been informed of any disruption. The scheme is part of Yorkshire Water's wider £8.3bn investment programme to improve infrastructure, customer experience, and environmental impact.

Yorkshire Water begins £1.5m pipe replacement in Snainton village — Image: Gazette & Herald (Malton)

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Village water pipes to be replaced to reduce bursts, leaks and supply interruptionsYorkshire Water is underway with a £1.5m mains replacement scheme in a North Yorkshire village in a drive to reduce bursts, leaks, and supply interruptions in the area.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 9 Oct, 06:05
Village water pipes to be replaced to reduce bursts, leaks and supply interruptionsYorkshire Water is underway with a £1.5m mains replacement scheme in a North Yorkshire village in a drive to reduce bursts, leaks, and supply interruptions in the area.The Press (York) · 9 Oct, 06:05

In this story: Yorkshire Water · United Infrastructure · Snainton · Ebberston · Nichola Fairbairn

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