# Yorkshire Water starts construction on new wastewater treatment works near Withernsea

Yorkshire Water has begun construction on a new Aero-Fac wastewater treatment works near Withernsea, as part of a £26 million scheme to move the existing plant inland due to coastal erosion. The plant will serve nearly 15,000 people.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-03-31
- Where: near Withernsea, Hollym, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Value: $32.0M (26.0M GBP)
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: nearly 15,000 PE
- Products: wastewater treatment services
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Yorkshire Water](https://endata.com/companies/15254.md)

## Sources

- [gurneyenvironmental.com](https://gurneyenvironmental.com/index.php/news/160-yorkshire-water-starts-construction-on-new-sea-outfall-for-new-aero-fac-wwtp-serving-nearly-15-000-pe-near-withernsea), 2020-03-31: "This is a substantial investment in the Withernsea area and we’ve previously given assurances that the new treatment works is not expected to have any impact on residents in respect of noise and odour."

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