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Thu, 12 Mar 2026 Water company to pay £45m after 'unacceptable' sewage breaches

The water supplier is set to pay a proposed £44.7m after "serious and unacceptable" sewage breaches.

* Welsh Water will pay £44.7m after a regulator found "serious and unacceptable" breaches in its sewage and network services.
* Ofwat said Welsh Water failed to properly operate, maintain and upgrade its wastewater network, leading to excessive spills into the environment.
* The enforcement package includes: + £40.6m to reduce spills and environmental damage + £4.1m to improve river quality
* Welsh Water has accepted the findings and apologised, with improvements required by 2030.
* Costs will be absorbed by the company, not passed on to customers.
* The case is the seventh in a series of Ofwat investigations into water companies in England and Wales.
* Other companies have been fined or ordered to pay enforcement packages ranging from £11m to nearly £63m.