Untreated sewage illegally spilled for years, Welsh Water admits
The company said between 40 and 50 of its wastewater treatment plants are currently operating in breach of their permits.
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The company said between 40 and 50 of its wastewater treatment plants are currently operating in breach of their permits.
The company released untreated sewage at dozens of sites, including near a bottlenose dolphin habitat.
Professor Peter Hammond found that in Powys there were 151 days of sewage being illegally released into the water from 2018 to 2022.
Welsh Water has admitted illegally spilling untreated sewage at dozens of treatment plants for years. One of their worst performing plants is in Cardigan in west Wales. The company has been spilling untreated sewage there into an environmentally protected area near a rare dolphin habitat for at least a decade.
The company released untreated sewage at dozens of sites, including near a bottlenose dolphin habitat.