South Elmsall wastewater wetland donates plants to North Yorkshire charity - Yorkshire Water
As Yorkshire Water’s South Elmsall wastewater treatment works wetland project nears completion, the utility donates some of the plants from its ‘nature-based solution’ to another one - the Howardian Hills National Landscape’s ‘Forgotten Flora’ project.
The South Elmsall wastewater wetland is a nature-based solution designed to treat storm flows during heavy and prolonged rainfall. The wetland project has helped to reduce storm overflows discharging into Frickley Beck – a tributary of the river Don.
The 30,000m2 (or five football pitches) of interconnected ponds have been planted with 220,000 plants that treat 440 l/s of diluted storm and wastewater as it travels through the wetland. Pollutants and nutrients, such as Phosphorus, are broken down and digested by the plants and natural bacteria.
Construction partners Eric Wright Water are nearing completion of the nature-based solution (NBS) that provides both a sustainable and energy-efficient way of treating water and biodiverse habitat, attracting a wide range of wildlife such as bees and other pollinators, breeding birds, amphibians and reptiles.
Posted On: 16/09/2025
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