Ofwat forces Hafren Dyfrdwy to fund £280,000 sewage remediation plan
Ofwat has ordered water provider Hafren Dyfrdwy, owned by Severn Trent, to implement a £280,000 remediation package by 2030 after finding serious sewage-spill breaches.
An Ofwat investigation uncovered that Hafren Dyfrdwy, a Severn Trent-owned water firm, did not meet required standards for sewage handling and drainage, causing repeated storm-overflow spills. Senior enforcement director Lynn Parker described the breaches as unacceptable and demanded corrective measures. The utility must deliver a £280,000 package of improvements by 2030, including the construction of two balancing tanks and a partnership with a local preservation trust to create wetland habitat.
Ofwat emphasized that the cost cannot be recovered through higher customer bills. This case is the ninth in a sector-wide probe that has already extracted more than £300 million in fines and enforcement actions, aiming to restore public confidence in water services.
Why it matters
Regulators are compelling a major water company to fix sewage failures, protecting the environment and preventing bill hikes for consumers.
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