Welsh Conservatives call for overhaul of sewer system to tackle storm sewage discharges in Wales
The UK Government has launched its plan to deliver the largest programme to tackle storm sewage discharges in history in England.
Building on a package of measures already introduced to tackle storm overflows, these plans will implement ambitious targets for water companies to reduce discharges by 80%.
Water companies will face strict limits on when they can use storm overflows and must completely eliminate the ecological harm any storm sewage discharges cause to the environment and significantly reduce discharges to protect public health under new plans unveiled by the Government today (31 March).
Under the proposed plan:
- By 2035, the environmental impacts of 3,000 storm overflows (75%) affecting our most important protected sites will have been eliminated;
- By 2035, there will be 70% fewer discharges into bathing waters – last year that would have resulted in 4,620 fewer discharges into our bathing waters during the bathing season;
- By 2040, approximately 160,000 discharges, on average, will have been eliminated (40% of the total); and by 2050, approximately 320,000 discharges, on average, will have been eliminated (80% of the total);
Welsh Conservatives have called on the Labour Government to implement similar measures in Wales to clean up our waterways.
Last month, it was revealed that raw sewage has been dumped into Welsh waterways more than 100,000 times in just 12 months.
Commenting on the news, Welsh Conservative and Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Janet Finch-Saunders MS, said:
“Once again, the UK Conservative Government is leading by example when it comes to cleaning up the environment.
“It is vital that Labour Ministers in Cardiff Bay use the largest bloc grant for Wales since the start of devolution provided in last year’s Autumn budget to address similar issues in Wales. More needs to be done in Wales to reduce the discharge of raw sewage in Welsh waterways.
“Labour ministers need to act now.”
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Welsh Water 2020 data is below for Cynon Valley only the rest for South East Wales can be found on the link below
Name area Duration Releases Hours & Minutes per annum
Harriet Street Aberdare Trecynon 0 Hours 45 Minutes 3
Aberdare – Tudor Terrace 8 Hours 45 Minutes 15
Abernant – Forge Tip 31 Hours 15 Minutes 45
Aberdare – Monk Street 799 Hours 30 Minutes 138
Aberaman Enterprise Park 0 Hours 0 Minutes 0
Aberdare – Curre Street 58 Hours 30 Minutes 36
Incline Row Aberdare Aberaman 9 Hours 30 Minutes 5
Wellington St Robertstown 1 Hours 45 Minutes 3
Rhigos – Heol Pendarren 92 Hours 15 Minutes 54
Hirwaun – Merthyr Rd 1085 Hours 0 Minutes 118
Hirwaun – Trenant Street 186 Hours 30 Minutes 74
Tramroad Trenant Hirwaun 0 Hours 0 Minutes 0
Penywaun – Mangoed Gardens 3 Hours 15 Minutes 2
Hirwaun – Bute Place 96 Hours 30 Minutes 41
Ynysybwl Near Pit 928 Hours 30 Minutes 144
New Road Ynysbwl 211 Hours 15 Minutes 85
Fforchaman St Cwmaman 0 Hours 15 Minutes 1
Park View Abercwmboi 8 Hours 0 Minutes 9
Abercwmboi – Bronallt Terrace 793 Hours 30 Minutes 54
Cwmbach – Pant-y-Cerdin 219 Hours 15 Minutes 75
Cwmbach – Bronhaul 31 Hours 0 Minutes 18
Cwmbach – Bryngolwg 0 Hours 15 Minutes 1
Cwmbach – Crown Row 26 Hours 45 Minutes 13
Cwmbach – Bro Deg 177 Hours 0 Minutes 57
Cwmbach – Bro Deg 308 Hours 45 Minutes 102
Cwmbach – Sion Terrace 49 Hours 15 Minutes 27
Maeshyfryd 5 Hours 15 Minutes 7
Canal Rd Cwmbach 78 Hours 0 Minutes 26
Long Row Mountain Ash 39 Hours 0 Minutes 18
Mountain Ash – Hamilton St 0 Hours 0 Minutes 0
Duffryn Woods Mountain Ash 133 Hours 15 Minutes 35
Mountain Ash – New Road 157 Hours 15 Minutes 48
Miskin – Miskin Road 688 Hours 0 Minutes 123
Mountain Ash – Glasbrook 241 Hours 45 Minutes 70
Station Terrace Mountain Ash 71 Hours 30 Minutes 51
Pontcynon Pipe Bridge 1216 Hours 0
Town Hall Mountain Ash 32 Hours 30 Minutes 11
Aberaman – David Street 9 Hours 45 Minutes 5
Aberaman – Glancynon Terrace 5 Hours 30 Minutes 5
Clifton Crescent Aberaman 11 Hours 0 Minutes 21
Aberaman – Wind Street 57 Hours 15 Minutes 47
Cardiff Rd Aberaman 42 Hours 45 Minutes 41
Erw Las Aberdare 17 Hours 15 Minutes 27
Harriet St Llwydcoed 436 Hours 0 Minutes 94
Cwmdare – David St 0 Hours 0 Minutes 0
Merion St Aberdare 857 Hours 45 Minutes 121
Aberdare Elizabeth Street 91 Hours 0 Minutes 61
Aberdare Rugby Club 98 Hours 15 Minutes 39
Mikefield Aberman 1168 Hours 15 Minutes 94
Aberdare – Aberaman Ind Est 1718 Hours 15 Minutes 146
Cwmdare – Glan Road 51 Hours 45 Minutes 19
Aberaman – Cynon Street 2 Hours 30 Minutes 9
Aberaman – Fforchaman Street 0 Hours 15 Minutes 1
http://www.environmentdata.org/archive/ealit:3337/OBJ/20001882.pdf
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/mountain-ash-flooding-storm-dennis-17758376
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