Yorkshire Water is calling on customers across Yorkshire to help hunt for waste water pumping stations hidden throughout the region over Easter.

The firm is tasked with locating hundreds of private sewage pumping stations across the region which, as of October 1st, it will be responsible for looking after under Government regulations.

To date, 350 have been found across the Yorkshire Water region, but it is believed many are yet to be identified.

Each customer that finds a previously undiscovered pumping station before the 16 April will be sent an Easter Egg as a token of gratitude from the company.

Dave Wilson, Transfer Manager at Yorkshire Water, said:

“The sewage pumping stations literally could be anywhere - in a customer’s garden, on public land next to a house or business, or just on the side of the road. Many are located in private gardens and areas where we do not normally enter which is why we need help from customers to find them.”

“What people need to look out for are steel access covers and/or a kiosk, usually green, which contains the electrical control equipment for the pumps.”

“It is really important that we find these remaining stations now so we can survey them and make sure they are in full working order before we take ownership of them.”

The stations pump sewage from homes and businesses along underground sewers to the nearest Yorkshire Water Waste Water treatment plant where it is then treated.

The transferred sites will be maintained by a team of professional and dedicated operators and engineers. According to Yorkshire Water, the transfer could also result in savings to customers of up to £1,200 per year in shared energy and maintenance costs.