30 Apr 2026
Photo by Thomas Iversen on Unsplash The High Court has begun hearing on of the UK’s biggest ever environmental pollution claims, concerning the rivers Wye, Lugg and Usk. Avara Foods, one of the UK’s largest chicken producers, and Welsh Water stand accused of negligence, causing private and public nuisance and even trespass, in a […]
12 Mar 2026
Photo description: Aerial view of water treatment plant. Photo by Patrick Federi on Unsplash. Welsh Water is set to pay a proposed £44.7m after the industry regulator found “serious and unacceptable” breaches in the supplier’s sewage and network services. The case is the seventh in a series of Ofwat investigations into all water and […]
24 Apr 2025
Welsh Water have called for less concrete and chemicals to be used in the drive to improve river water quality, with more emphasis on the use of schemes that use nature to do the work. A reliance on concrete or ‘grey’ systems to increase storm storage or increase wastewater treatment has resulted in high carbon […]
21 Feb 2024
The Welsh Parliament’s Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee has published a report making a series of recommendations to support improved performance at Welsh Water. Although there are mitigating factors including climate change challenges, the committee found the company to be “barely treading water when it comes to delivering for its customers and the environment. […]
10 Aug 2022
Water UK blog Water and sewerage are uniquely sensitive to the impacts of a changing climate. The water industry has been working hard on its response: from mitigating industry’s own carbon emissions, to managing the multi-decadal impact of increased rainfall, to preparing for increased algal blooms in water sources. More than any other impact, though, we worry about […]
28 Jun 2022
Long-term plans to remove surface water from the sewer network are being drawn up by utility chiefs, but they stressed it has to be affordable. Steve Wilson, Dwr Cymru/Welsh Water’s managing director of wastewater services, told a meeting of Swansea councillors and other public sector representatives that doing so was its biggest challenge in the […]
07 Dec 2016
Welsh Water launches pesticide awareness campaign to protect drinking water quality Launch of pesticide awareness campaign to protect drinking water Free pesticide disposal scheme Award winning Weed Wiper trial extended and expanded A new public awareness campaign which encourages people to consider ‘smarter’ ways of weed, pest and disease control that do not impact on […]
15 Jun 2016
The contrasting media coverage of Welsh Water and Thames Water is stark. One get the impression that the population of Wales is rather better served than that of London. Unique not-for-profit model brings additional £32m boost for Welsh Water customers Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, has today announced that £32 million – the equivalent to dividends paid […]
