Ifyou ever give a thought to what happens to the water that you run down thesink, use in the shower, or flush down the loo, then a tour of Dwr Cymru WelshWater’s local treatment works may be just the thing for you.
Aspart of Swansea Civic Society’s Open House initiative, on Sunday 11thSeptember, the doors to Swansea Bay wastewater treatment works at CrymlynBurrows, off Fabian Way will be open for three guided public tours.
TheSwansea Bay works was built in the mid 1990’s at a cost of £90 million andconsiderable effort was put into creating a sensitive design to ensure themajority of the structure could be built underground and out of sight.
Ultraviolet disinfection is incorporated in the final treatment process, so treatedwastewater returned to the environment is of a very high standard and makes ahuge contribution to maintaining the quality of bathing water in the area, andthe number of Blue Flags now flying at beaches around the Swansea coast.
SteveSmith who is responsible for the operation of the works, said: “We have takenpart in the Open House initiative for several years now, and we find thatpeople are very interested in seeing for themselves what is actually involvedin receiving and treating the average 52,000 cubic metres of wastewater that isdealt with at the Swansea Bay works every day.
“Thethree tours on our open day will be at 9.00am, 10.00am and 11.00am and, due tothe operational nature of the site, we have a limit of 10 people on each one.”
Itis essential that people ring in advance to book a place by calling SheenaHowells on 01443 452526 or Billy Murphy on 01792 469126. This information isalso available on Welsh Water’s website at www.dwrcymru.com. We ask that people wear sensible shoes and to note that some areas of theworks are not accessible to wheelchair users. Other protective equipment, foreyes and hands, will be provided on the day.
Informationon other Swansea Civic Society Open House tours can be found at www.civictrustwales.org .
WelshWater is investing heavily and working hard to ensure top quality services toall the communities it serves. The company is investing £1.3 billion in itswater and sewerage network between 2010 and 2015.
Itis a ‘not-for-profit company’ which has been o