Kiteboarding / Stand Up Paddleboarding

Welsh Water investment to bring benefits to Overton

The seaside village of Overton, Swansea is about to benefit from an investment by Dwr Cymru Welsh Water to improve wastewater treatment locally.
The Overton village is swamped by surfers not sewerage when wind and swell combine to attract Swansea, Gower and visiting surfers to its Reefs.

Overton mere is the starting point to a collection of reefs found west of the small village nestled in the Gower countryside – This recent news will come as a bonus to surfers who visit the reefs to get their fix , the water quality has always been an issue especially at ‘Port eynon point’ and ‘Sumpters reef’ so the upgrading of the wastewater will only benefit the area.
The Gower reefs are fast, hollow and shallow and unsuitable for learners and the vast majority of intermediates.
Sumpters is named after Rod Sumpter – a former UK surfing champion from the 1970′s who discovered the break. It’s a popular spot as it’s a right hand wave, breaking into a deep water channel.

The company is to spend £700,000 on upgrading the works at Overton Wastewater Treatment Works to improve the quality of water released into coastal waters.

The company is due to start the investment work on 11 July and is set to be completed in early December 2011. The majority of work will be carried out within the boundaries of the treatment works.

Martin Kilroy, Welsh Water’s Capital Delivery Manager said, “This is essential work that will deliver an environmental benefit to the coastal waters. We have planned the work by working closely with the local community, Environment Agency Wales, and other stakeholders.

“While we don’t anticipate any significant disruption to the local community, we wish to keep inconvenience to a minimum, but local residents may notice an increase in construction traffic to the works during the first week of the scheme when the site compound area is being set up. We have informed local people and hope they will bear with us while we complete this vital project. If anyone has any questions about the scheme they can contact us on 0800 085 3968.”

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water continues to invest in improving service to customers. The company is investing £1.3 billion in its water and sewerage network between 2010 and 2015.

Welsh Water is owned by Glas Cymru and exists to give customers the best possible service while keeping bills as low as possible. Profits are reinvested in the business to deliver further benefits to customers.