COMMUNITY AND SPORTS GROUPS from Hedon will be amongst those receiving cheques from the Yorkshire Water Community Fund on Friday 7th December 2012. Continue reading »
Tag Archives: Yorkshire Water Smells
Community Fund to compensate for Yorkshire Water smells?
YORKSHIRE WATER has hinted at plans to establish a ‘Community Fund’ as a way of compensating local residents for problems caused by the smells from the Waste Water Treatment Works at Saltend. In the Hull Daily Mail yesterday Yorkshire Water’s Matt Thompson was quoted as saying: “We are keenly aware that we have had to … Continue reading »
Odour Control Unit now ‘live’ at Waste Water Treatment Works
YORKSHIRE WATER confirmed today that the new £3.5m odour control unit at their Saltend Treatment Works is now “up and running”. Richard Sears, community engagement manager at Yorkshire Water,said: “After months of hard work, we’re pleased to say we’re now in a position where we have this huge state-of-the-art unit up and running, just as … Continue reading »
Pro-active measures to safeguard against offensive odours from Saltend
SALTEND SMELLS – Update from Environment and Regeneration Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee held today: “The council have been reacting to complaints – but now we will put measures in place to pro-actively address the issue of odours!” This was the pledge made by a council officer at today’s meeting which looked at the East Riding Council’s … Continue reading »
Council to issue strongest ever warning to Yorkshire Water over offensive odours!
“Thanks to all those who signed the petition and campaigned against the smells! Your efforts have now been rewarded” – Hedon Blog A REPORT will go before East Riding Council’s environment and regeneration overview and scrutiny committee this morning which will express the council’s “lack of confidence” in Yorkshire Water for failing to manage and … Continue reading »
Community asked to collect evidence of any future Yorkshire Water odour incidents : Health concerns remain unanswered
EAST RIDING COUNCIL have responded to the petition calling for action on Yorkshire Water’s odour problem from its Waste Water Treatment Works. Because future smells may constitute a ‘statutory nuisance’ problem, then local communities would be asked to collect and give reliable evidence of any problems. The Report also raises some unresolved issues about the … Continue reading »
Yorkshire Water Smells – Good news…. but we’ve not forgotten!
REMEMBER THIS from August this year….? THE GOOD NEWS is that smells from the Yorkshire Water Waste Water Treatment Works do not seem to have caused any major upset in the last few weeks. In the three weeks from 19th September – 9th October 2011 then there have been only two recorded complaints according to … Continue reading »
Saltend Smells Petition – Presentation recorded by Council
THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING at which the petition on Yorkshire Water’s Smells was presented, have now been published. Minute 25 relating to the petition are reproduced below: 25 PETITION 04/11 – SMELLS FROM YORKSHIRE WATER TREATMENT WORKS, SALTEND The Sub-Committee received a petition presented by Mr Ray Duffill, resident of Hedon, stating that the persistent odours … Continue reading »
