Water authority is in the red over pollution issues

Yorkshire Water investment due to start at Woolley and Crigglestone

- by Harriet Sutton

Yorkshire Water has again been given a red rating by the Environment Agency for serious pollution incidents over the last year.

These almost tripled in 2024, and previous figures show the business has one of the worst records in the country.

The red ratingwhich is described as "significantly below target" - was included in the EA's annual Environmental Performance Assessment, published this week.

Yorkshire Water's overall two-star rating means the "company requires improvement".

In 2020 Yorkshire Water was categorised as industry-leading by the regulator, but it has received two stars in three of the last four years.