Merthyr Tydfil is located in the south Wales valleys and covers approximately 43 square miles, with a population of around 58,000. There are several rivers which flow through Merthyr Tydfil, including the River Taff which is formed just north of Merthyr Tydfil and flows through the borough before continuing to Cardiff Bay.
As a business, Welsh Water has 3 wastewater treatment works and 2 water treatment works, as well as 463km of sewers and 466km water pipes to serve this county.
Over the next five years, we will be focusing on investing for the future. This includes continuing to improve resilience in our drinking water network as well as strengthening our efforts to protect and improve the local environment.
Every five years we prepare a regulatory business plan which is submitted to Ofwat as part of the Price Review process. The plans are based on customer views and cover our performance commitments, efficiency, investments, and bills. Below is an example of the work carried out in your area during the previous investment period 2020-2025.
We invested over £8 million to build a brand-new service reservoir in Pengarnddu. There is already an existing service reservoir on the site, but by building this new reservoir – which has been partially buried within the landscape – we have been able to increase the network’s water storage capacity and reduce the likelihood of interruptions to supply.
As well as building a new reservoir, the project also included installing brand new pipework that connected the reservoir into the existing supply, building kiosks to control the reservoir, and a valve house to store operational assets. It also included extensive work to ensure that a secure access is available for our operational teams to manage these assets on a day to day basis and that the site blends in with its surroundings.