The Welsh Conservatives have raised serious concerns about water quality following the latest report from Natural Resources Wales (NRW), which reveals that the number of serious pollution incidents by Dŵr Cymru has tripled since 2016. Additionally, Dŵr Cymru have recorded 155 pollution incidents in 2024.
Dŵr Cymru have also discharged raw sewage into Welsh rivers, lakes, and seas for a total of 968,340 hours in 2024, the highest of any water company in the UK during that year.
Commenting, Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and the Environment, Janet Finch-Saunders MS, said:
“Water companies in Wales, such as Dŵr Cymru, have a responsibility to ensure our waterways are protected, not allow unchecked sewage dumping to continue. The scale of sewage dumping exposed in this report is appalling.
“While Dŵr Cymru customers face the highest water bills in England and Wales, they are being let down by a company that is spoiling Wales’ natural beauty and threatening public health.
“Dŵr Cymru has been allowed to pollute unchecked for far too long, and the fact that Welsh waterways remain among the most polluted in the UK shows just how badly Labour-run NRW has failed to get a grip on this crisis.”
