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02/07/2008

Proposed Investment in Penllergaer

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water proposes upgrading the sewerage network on Gors Common to allow the connection of a proposed housing development at Pant Penderri, and to alleviate the risk of wastewater flooding in the area. The scheme will include the installation of 590 metres of sewers in the common and a tank in the west of the common adjacent to Gors Road and Gorseinon Road. The tank will act as a short-term holding facility for storm water during periods of severe weather.

02/07/2008

Zouch Street scheme starts

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has started a £300,000 scheme to prevent the flooding of properties in Zouch Street in the Manselton area of the city. The work, which involves the construction of a new 60 metre relief sewer, will increase capacity on the network and take place in Zouch Street, Clare Street and Millwood Street.

01/07/2008

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water invests to improve wastewater services in Haverfordwest

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has completed work on a scheme to improve the performance of Haverfordwest’s wastewater network.

30/06/2008

TRAFFIC BULLETIN FROM DWR CYMRU WELSH WATER

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water is currently working to ensure customers in Llanelli town centre continue to receive a top quality, reliable supply of drinking water direct to their taps.

30/06/2008

Public exhibition to detail £320,000 investment in Narberth Town

Residents in Narberth are being given the opportunity to view the plans of Dwr Cymru Welsh Water’s forthcoming £320,000 investment scheme.

27/06/2008

Get hooked on Fly fishing at Llyn Brenig

Visitors to Llyn Brenig reservoir, near Corwen, have the opportunity to learn a new hobby this Sunday (6th July) when the skilful art of fly fishing will be available for all to try.

27/06/2008

A meander in the meadow at Elan Valley

Flower lovers and ‘budding’ botanists are being offered the opportunity to view rare and protected species in their natural habitat at Elan Valley on Sunday, 6th July.

25/06/2008

Help the environment of Wales: ‘Don’t use your toilet as a bin’

• Company names ‘Dirty Dozen’ items not to flush down the loo • School and water team in Porthcawl beach litter-pick Dwr Cymru Welsh Water is backing Keep Wales Tidy's National 'Tidy Wales Week' by reminding customers: ‘Your toilet is not a bin.’

24/06/2008

A mountain of a challenge for Welsh Water staff

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water employees from north Wales have helped to raise more than £1200 for the charity WaterAid by climbing a combined total of nearly 6,000 feet in one day.

23/06/2008

Rhos on Sea to benefit from flooding alleviation scheme by Welsh Water

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has started work in Rhos on Sea on a project which will reduce the risk of internal flooding to local homes.

19/06/2008

Mold pupils help continue fight against fat

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water’s fat fighting campaign is continuing with help from pupils at Ysgol Parc Y Llan in Treuddyn, who have been learning how feeding wild birds not only helps them stay healthy but could also keep local sewers in tip top shape.

19/06/2008

Water team raise a ‘mountain of cash’ for charity

Representatives from Dwr Cymru Welsh Water have raised nearly £5000 for the charities WaterAid and Claire House Children’s Hospice by climbing Wales’s highest mountains in one day.

16/06/2008

A mountain of a challenge for Welsh Water staff

Two Dwr Cymru Welsh Water employees from Cardiff have helped raise more than £600 for the charity WaterAid, after climbing almost 3,000 feet to the summit of Cadair Idris mountain in Snowdonia, north Wales.

16/06/2008

£1.1 million water improvement scheme set for Rassau

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water customers in Rassau are soon to benefit from a water improvement scheme in their area.

16/06/2008

Water workers give a helping hand to local charity

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has given a Clydach Vale charity a helping hand by tarmacing the charity’s car park.

16/06/2008

Explore the Elan Valley on a Pen y Garreg Circular Walk

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water’s Countryside Rangers at the Elan Valley are inviting people to explore the stunning scenery of the Pen y Garreg area with a guided walk this Saturday afternoon (21st June).

12/06/2008

Tap Heads show their brain power for WaterAid

Superior brainpower won the day when a team of Dwr Cymru Welsh Water employees from Nelson beat the renowned ‘Eggheads’ on the BBC television quiz show.

12/06/2008

Tywyn pupils get an insight into construction

Pupils from Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn have received a first hand insight into what it takes to carve out a career in the construction industry.

11/06/2008

Welsh Water to return £27 million to its customers

Welsh Water today announces its preliminary results for the year ending 31 March 2008 – showing further gains in efficiency and financial strength.

10/06/2008

Tour de Taff

Sixty-seven keen cyclists with strong links to Dwr Cymru Welsh Water have completed the 55 mile Taff Trail in support of the organisation’s favourite charity, WaterAid.

09/06/2008

WELSH WATER JOINS UK CAMPAIGN

knock knock! who’s there? be stranger aware!’ campaign launched today Launch follows distraction thefts from Welsh pensioners

09/06/2008

Pupils’ models demonstrate third world water struggle

An Archimedes screw is just one of three models showing how water can be moved, which have been produced by pupils at three schools in Rhondda Cynon Taff, to help Dwr Cymru Welsh Water deliver a new lesson to young people throughout Wales.

06/06/2008

Update re investment in Builth Wells - investigatory work continues

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water is continuing with exploratory work in Builth Wells as part of its planning to alleviate the risk of flooding in the town.

06/06/2008

Medieval adventure at Elan Valley

This weekend Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Countryside Rangers are inviting visitors on a medieval adventure - to discover the history that lies behind the landscape and scenery of the Elan Valley.

06/06/2008

Beginners get a ‘Taste of Trout’

This weekend sees another of the ever-popular fly-fishing courses at Dwr Cymru Welsh Water’s Llandegfedd reservoir.

05/06/2008

Talacre to benefit from flooding alleviation scheme by Welsh Water

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water will start work this week on a scheme that will alleviate an area of Talacre from the risk of flooding.

03/06/2008

Welsh Water completes flood alleviation scheme in Meliden

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has completed a scheme to reduce the risk of internal and external flooding to homes in Meliden, Prestatyn.

03/06/2008

Flint pupils recruited to help fight fat

Pupils at Cornist Park Primary School in Flint have been learning how feeding wild birds not only helps them stay healthy but, could also keep local sewers in tip top shape.

28/05/2008

Water team to peak for charity

Representatives from Dwr Cymru Welsh Water have set themselves an ambitious target to raise more than £3000 for the charity WaterAid and Claire House Children’s Hospice by climbing some of Wales’s highest mountains.

28/05/2008

Llandeilo traders toast utility companies

Traders in Llandeilo have commended Dwr Cymru Welsh Water and Western Power Distribution (WPD) for the essential work they have carried out in Rhosmaen Street.

27/05/2008

Public exhibition to detail £730,000 water investment in Swansea

Residents in the Sketty, Fforestfach and Cockett areas of Swansea are being given the opportunity to view plans of Dwr Cymru Welsh Water’s £730,000 investment scheme.

27/05/2008

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water education centre gets a green makeover

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water’s Environmental Education Centre in Alwen is greener than ever, following a recent makeover.

22/05/2008

Top beach award winners announced

Forty two Welsh beaches and five marinas have been included in the list of locations in 36 countries across the world that are to be recognised on Thursday for having met the strict bathing water and land based criteria required to achieve the much sought after Blue Flag status.

21/05/2008

An evening stroll at Elan Valley

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water’s Countryside Rangers at Elan Valley are inviting people to make the most of the lighter nights and join an evening stroll this Sunday (25th May).

21/05/2008

A dam good time at Elan Valley

This half term Dwr Cymru Welsh Water’s Elan Valley Countryside Rangers will be offering visitors the chance to enjoy the natural and man-made attractions the Estate has to offer.

19/05/2008

Flint people urged to fight fat

Flint people are being urged to help transform the town into a 'fat free zone’ to help keep local sewers in tip top shape.

16/05/2008

Fly fishing raises money for charity at Llandegfedd

The annual fly-fishing charity competition at Dwr Cymru Welsh Water’s Llandegfedd reservoir has this year raised almost £5,000 for Cancer Research Wales.

12/05/2008

No ifs – get a butt!

Welsh Water offer to help customers Be Waterwise this summer

12/05/2008

Welsh Water tackles flooding in Cilfynydd

This week (Monday 12th May) sees the start of a scheme by Dwr Cymru Welsh Water to help alleviate the risk of flooding in Cilfynydd, near Pontypridd.

12/05/2008

Welsh Water tackles flooding in Nelson

This week (Monday 12thMay) sees the start of a scheme by Dwr Cymru Welsh Water to help alleviate the risk of flooding in Llwyn-yr-Eos, Nelson.

08/05/2008

Water quality set to improve with investment

A £19million drinking water quality investment programme at Court Farm Water Treatment Works is set to start, bringing an improved quality of supply to Dwr Cymru Welsh Water customers in the area.

07/05/2008

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water to bring reservoir into service

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water is currently working at Lower Carno to bring the local reservoir back into service.

06/05/2008

Fly fishing for charity at Llandegfedd

This weekend sees the return of the Charity fly fishing competition at Dwr Cymru Welsh Water’s Llandegfedd reservoir, in aid of Cancer Research Wales.

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