Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water is a company that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Welsh Water delivers £665 million investment in 2025/26 to drive performance and resilience
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water is on track to invest c.£665m in 2025/26 as part of its largest-ever capital investment programme of over £4bn for the 5 years up to March 2030 (AMP8). Together with its company-wide transformation programme (known as Trawsnewid) the investment will deliver improvements for customers, communities, and the environment. The first months […]
Dŵr Cymru appoints Roch Cheroux as new Chief Executive
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, the not-for-profit water company serving over three million people across Wales, Herefordshire, and parts of Deeside, has confirmed the appointment of Roch Cheroux as its new Chief Executive. Roch has held senior operational and leadership roles across Europe, Asia and Australia and was Chief Executive at Sydney Water, Australia’s largest water […]
Welsh Water invests record amount of £629 million in its water and wastewater networks
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water invested a record £629 million in its network, a 31% year-on-year increase to maintain and improve its assets according to the company’s financial results for 2024-25. The largest capital investment programme in the company’s history drove improvements across its networks and ensured that Welsh Water was in a strong position to […]
Peter Perry to retire as Chief Executive of Welsh Water
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has announced that Peter Perry will retire as Chief Executive in spring 2026. This brings to a close a career that began over 45 years ago in the water sector. Peter joined Welsh Water as an apprentice in the early 1980s, progressing through a range of operational and leadership roles before […]
Welsh Water bills set to increase by 27% to fund £4bn investment
The average Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water household customer bill will increase by 27% for 2025-26, from £503 to £639. This comes as the company prepares for a new investment period for 2025-30, which will see a step change in investment. More than £4bn will be invested in services including £2.5bn on projects to improve the […]
Dŵr Cymru confirms acceptance of £6bn Business Plan for 2025-30
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has written to Ofwat, the water industry regulator, to confirm its acceptance of their Final Determination of the Price Review for 2025-2030. The Final Determination will facilitate an increase by 58% in total expenditure (compared to 2020-25) to £6bn over the five year period, including £4.2bn capital investment. The decision means […]
Glas Cymru strengthens Board with appointment of three new Non-Executive Directors
Glas Cymru, the not-for-shareholder company which owns Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, has announced the appointment of three new Non-Executive Directors to its Board. The new appointees bring significant breadth of expertise to support Welsh Water’s delivery of service improvements and its largest ever investment programme over 2025-2030. The three new members join the Board as Chairs […]
Welsh Water plans to rebuild Cardigan wastewater plant and invest £42 m in wastewater assets
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has confirmed that it plans to accelerate investment in its network of wastewater assets across Ceredigion to improve river water quality in the Teifi and help protect the wider environment. Investments include: £20 m (about $24.5 m) investment in new wastewater treatment works at Cardigan £9 m (about $11 m) investment […]
Welsh Water’s £1bn boost to Welsh economy
Company delivers its core services and pumps more than £1 billion to Welsh economy annually. 58% of expenditure retained in Wales – equivalent to almost £400m (up from £214m in 2013). Supports 50% more people in work across Wales compared to 2013 – including 50 apprentices this year alone. Company to roll out new scheme to support working households during the cost of living crisis.