Welsh Water
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| Headquarters | Mid Glamorgan |
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| Ceo | Chris Jones |
| Number of employees | 3,000 |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Parent organizations | Dwr Cymru (holdings) Ltd |
| Address | Fortran Rd, St. Mellons, Cardiff CF3 0LT, UK |
| Hours | Open ⋅ Closes 8PM |
| Phone | +44 800 052 0145 |
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| ID | 1252243 |
About Welsh Water
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water is a not-for-profit company which supplies drinking water and wastewater services to most of Wales and parts of western England. It is regulated under the Water Industry Act 1991 as amended by the Water Act 2014.
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Welsh Water admits illegally spilling sewage for years
...By Jonah FisherBBC Environment CorrespondentWelsh Water has admitted illegally spilling untreated sewage at dozens of treatment plants for years...
Sewage: Mum says daughter got E. coli after swimming in polluted sea
... At the time it was at four beaches, including Wiseman s Bridge and Saundersfoot, with Welsh Water saying the spill came from combined storm overflows (CSOs)...
Firefighters using sewage water for first time after droughts
... Welsh Water said the prospect of future water shortages meant services should be adapting...
Masks, fighters and witches: Student photographers on show
... The landscape, the hydroelectric machinery, and the plentiful Welsh Water, make this the largest rechargeable battery in the UK...
Water pollution: Tory MP says he swam in sewage as a child
... Welsh Water recently said it would spend £840m by 2025, followed by a further £1...
Welsh Water: Supply failings after homes left without water over Christmas
...Welsh Water has admitted to failings over its supply after people were left without water during the Christmas period...
Monmouthshire homes without water on Christmas Day
... Welsh Water apologised and said the issues were caused by " air locks" in the network as it re-pressurises and its teams had been working throughout the night...
Haverfordwest paddleboarder deaths 'tragic and avoidable'
... " Along with other organisations, the council has made itself available to assist Dwr Cymru Welsh Water, which owns and is responsible for the weir, in preparation of the risk assessment which was the recommendation from the MAIB...
Firefighters using sewage water for first time after droughts
By Sara Dafydd & Adam HaleBBC News
Sewage water will be used by firefighters to tackle blazes for the First Time as droughts threaten their responses to emergencies.
The water, treated and cleaned with ultraviolet light, will be used as an alternative to Drinking Water and other sources by crews in mid and West Wales .
Current methods are said to put strain on local resources.
Welsh Water said the prospect of future water shortages meant services should be adapting.
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service is trialling the use of wastewater, after crews encountered " challenging" low water supplies in some areas due to droughts Last Year .
Water company Welsh Water had by September 2022, during what was the country's driest spring and summer for More Than 150 years.
A hosepipe ban was imposed in Pembrokeshire and parts of Carmarthenshire, but reservoir and river levels later recovered by the start of 2023.
Luke Jenkins , a crew manager in Milford Haven , said: " I think what Last Year taught us is that water supplies are becoming less reliable. With The Drought we had Last Year we found it difficult.
" You always have in the back of your mind that you have an established network of hydrants. But when that network becomes unreliable it just adds To Everything . "
The average modern fire engine has a 1,800-litre (395. 9 gallons) water capacity, and using large amounts of water can occasionally cause issues like low water pressure for smaller communities.
Mid and West Wales Fire's deputy chief fire officer, Iwan Cray, said there was interest to extend the initiative from other fire and rescue services across the UK.
" It is something innovative, to be honest, that we're moving in this direction, " He Said .
" A lot of interest has come from the southern parts of the UK where there's short supply of water, especially in the summer months. "
Mark Davies, head of wastewater treatment at Welsh Water , said more services and organisations should be looking at how they use water resources if droughts reoccur over The Next few years.
" Wales is a country that gets plenty of rainwater. We need to make sure that we use that water as efficiently as we can, " He Said .
" We're Looking Ahead at The Next 25 years to see how we can improve our water supplies. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
