Welsh water firm to pay £280,000 over sewage spill failures

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 08:20 · Archive

Ofwat has ordered Hafren Dyfrdwy to pay £280,000 and take action to address failures that led to excessive sewage spills.

Welsh water firm Hafren Dyfrdwy has agreed to pay £280,000 after failures led to excessive sewage spills from storm overflows. Ofwat's investigation found the company, which is owned by Severn Trent and supplies 109,000 customers in north-east and mid-Wales, failed to provide adequate drainage and deal with the contents of its sewers. It did not have the right processes and systems in place to meet regulatory requirements.

Lynn Parker, senior director for enforcement at Ofwat, said the breaches were 'unacceptable' and called on the company to 'focus on putting things right so that customers can regain trust in their water company'. The £280,000 package of measures must be completed by 2030 and must not be funded through higher customer bills, which have already risen by £54, or 9%, to £635 on average in the 2026-27 financial year.

Hafren Dyfrdwy must take action including installing two storm water balancing tanks to reduce spills and working with a local preservation trust to create a wetland habitat. This is the ninth case in Ofwat's sector-wide sewage investigation, which has now secured more than £300 million in enforcement packages and fines across the water industry.

How it is being reported

• Severn Trent-owned water firm to pay £280,000 after sewage spill failuresHafren Dyfrdwy supplies around 109,000 customers with water and sewage services in north-east and mid-Wales.Independent Business · 16 Oct, 07:59
• Severn Trent-owned water firm to pay £280,000 after sewage spill failuresHafren Dyfrdwy supplies around 109,000 customers with water and sewage services in north-east and mid-Wales.Evening Standard · 16 Oct, 07:59

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