Water company to pay £45m after 'unacceptable' sewage breaches
The water supplier is set to pay a proposed £44.7m after "serious and unacceptable" sewage breaches.
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"Our investigation has found serious and unacceptable breaches in how Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has operated and maintained its sewage works and networks, which has resulted in excessive spills from storm overflows to the environment."
— Lynn Parker , Executive
"It's ridiculous and now I have to drive all the way up to Snowdonia if I want to try and get a swim."
— Angela Jones , Activist
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The water supplier is set to pay a proposed £44.7m after "serious and unacceptable" sewage breaches.
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