WELSH Water will pay out £44.7 million after failures in its sewage network and oversight led to a series of spills, regulator Ofwat announced today.The water watchdog said that the firm must now focus on “putting things right” after accepting the supplier’s redress package.Ofwat senior director for enforcement Lynn Parker said: “Our investigation found serious and unacceptable breaches in how Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has operated its wastewater assets, which have resulted in excessive spills to the environment.

WELSH Water will pay out £44.7 million after failures in its sewage network and oversight led to a series of spills, regulator Ofwat announced today.

The water watchdog said that the firm must now focus on “putting things right” after accepting the supplier’s redress package.

Ofwat senior director for enforcement Lynn Parker said: “Our investigation found serious and unacceptable breaches in how Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has operated its wastewater assets, which have resulted in excessive spills to the environment.

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