Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has submitted their planning applications on the Cwm Taf Water Supply Strategy – aiming to secure reliable drinking water supplies for communities across South Wales for future decades.
The £600 million scheme is the largest water infrastructure project in Welsh Water’s history, that will help ensure a safe and dependable drinking water supply to over 400,000 properties.
Roch Cheroux, Chief Executive of Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, said: “The project represents one of the most significant investments in Welsh Water infrastructure for generations and will help provide a safe, reliable and sustainable drinking water supply for customers for decades to come.
“As a company we need to deliver this critically important infrastructure for the benefit of our customers. The effects of climate change are already being realised in Wales, with extreme weather bringing more frequent storms and heatwaves, all increasing the pressure on our ageing water treatment assets.”
If approved, the new facilities will replace the water treatment works at Pontsticill and Cantref and upgrade the Llwyn-onn Water Treatment Works – facilities that have been serving the region for more than a century and are starting to show it.
The plans include construction of a new water treatment works, a new pumping station at the existing Pontsticill site and new pipelines connecting the facilities to the existing water supply network – alongside upgrades to the existing Llwyn-onn Water Treatment Works facilities and the future decommissioning of the existing treatment works at Pontsticill and Cantref.
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