Home to the second largest city in Wales and with a population of almost 250,000, the county of Swansea covers 145 square mile (379 km2), and boasts three Blue Flag beaches, a Blue Flag marina and the Gower Peninsular coastline.
As a company, Welsh Water has 14 wastewater treatment works and one water treatment works located across Swansea, as well as 1,675km of sewers and 1,429km water pipes to serve this county.
Over the next five years, our investment program for Swansea will focus on protecting and enhancing the environment by reducing the impact of storm overflows and upgrading our wastewater treatment works in the county. Additionally, we aim to improve the resilience of our drinking water network through upgrading our water treatment works and drinking water network.
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 are some examples of the work carried out in your area during the previous investment period 2020-2025.
We have invested over £30 million to enhance the process and resilience of Felindre Water Treatment Works. Starting in 2022, this project includes a major plant refurbishment and phased upgrades of the final water tanks to ensure a reliable water supply for the future.
In May 2023, we invested £1 million to upgrade the drinking water network in West Cross and Penllergaer. We replaced 1,000 meters of water mains and cleansed another 6,054 meters, ensuring a safe and reliable supply of clean drinking water for our customers.