Local Assembly Member Paul Davies has welcomed Welsh Water plans to invest £5 million from April 2016 to strengthen its drinking water supplies in Pembrokeshire. The investment will enable the company to replace the trunk water main that burst last week in Pontrhydyceirt which impacted on drinking water supplies to 2,500 customers in north Pembrokeshire, including Crymych, Boncath, St Dogmaels, Tegryn, Moylegrove and Nevern.
The £5 million investment is part of a £10 million scheme that the company will spend in the area over the next three years as it upgrades the network and it’s hoped that the investment will help avoid such disruptions to supplies in the future and ensure customers receive a reliable supply of high quality drinking water.
Mr Davies said, “I’m pleased that Welsh Water are making a substantial investment in Pembrokeshire water supplies. People living in North Pembrokeshire recently faced significant disruption after a high-pressure water main ruptured, causing a great deal of distress in the local community. Therefore, it’s important that investment is made in the area to help combat these issues for the future and so I’m pleased that Welsh Water has takien these matters seriously and is working to safeguard the water supplies for the future.”
Ian Christie, Managing Director of Water Services at Welsh Water said, “We again apologise for the disruption and inconvenience that the burst water mains caused to our customers. Whilst we did everything we can to minimise the impact of the burst, we know that it did cause significant inconvenience. This is why we are bringing forward our plans for a £5 million investment to replace this water main which runs from Llechryd water treatment works as this will help us safeguard our services for years to come.”
