What does Welsh Water do?

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, also known as Welsh Water, is a not-for-profit water and sewerage company owned by Glas Cymru since 2001. It is the sixth largest regulated company in England and Wales, providing drinking water and wastewater services to 3 million people across 1.4 million homes and businesses in Wales, Herefordshire, and parts of Deeside. The company delivers 828 million litres of water daily and maintains over 26,500 km of water mains and over 30,000 km of sewers. Welsh Water focuses on high-quality drinking water supply and effective wastewater management. It operates more than 800 wastewater treatment works and 92 reservoirs, conducting over 600,000 drinking water tests annually. The company is headquartered in Cardiff and employs around 3,000 people. It is committed to community engagement and environmental stewardship, with initiatives that attract over 1 million visitors to its reservoir sites and education centers each year. Surpluses are reinvested to enhance services for customers rather than distributed to shareholders.