Yorkshire Water is installing a new multi-million-pound infrastructure as part of its plans to improve drought resilience.
The scheme includes a new water main between Thornton Moor and Haworth.
The £4.5 million investment will connect the Keighley area to an additional water source, reducing the risk of supply interruptions during periods of drought.
Jason Farrar, project manager at Yorkshire Water, said: “We know that droughts are becoming increasingly common in the UK, and we’re constantly looking at when and where we need to build more resilience into our water network.
“This is an important scheme for the area, alleviating some of the pressure felt in instances of drought when water resources might be running lower than usual.”
Yorkshire Water’s M Group contract partner will install more than 6km of clean water pipework as part of the project.
The first section of the main will be laid along Keighley Road, Denholme Road, and Black Moor Road in Oxenhope, Bradford.
The project is expected to be completed in autumn 2026.
Residents have been notified of potential localised disruption as a result of the works.
This latest scheme follows earlier investments in Worth Valley, including network reconfiguration and leakage reduction.
Yorkshire Water said leakage in the area has been cut by 70 per cent and is now at a “historical low”.
A £1.5 million upgrade at Ponden Water Pumping Station aims to increase the volume of raw water that can be taken from the reservoir and treated at Oldfield Water Treatment Works.
In other parts of Yorkshire, the company is drilling test boreholes at East Ness in North Yorkshire and Brayton Barff in East Yorkshire.
If successful, these boreholes will help secure a sustainable water supply to meet Yorkshire’s growing customer demand and changing climate.
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Boreholes draw water from deep underground, where it is naturally filtered through soil and rock and requires minimal treatment before use.
This work is part of Yorkshire Water’s water resources management plan to help ensure there is sufficient water to meet Yorkshire’s customer demands in the future.
