Dwr Cymru Welsh Water customers in Maenclochog and the surrounding areas can be assured of top quality drinking water for the future, with the start of the second phase of the planned £800,000 scheme to upgrade water mains in the area. Sixteen kilometres of water mains are to be refurbished in Maenclochog, Llawhaden and Llandissilio. The work will help to ensure that the excellent standard of drinking water leaving Dwr Cymru Welsh Water's treatment works is the same quality when delivered to customers' taps. The work, which started on November 22, began in the villages of Maenclochog and Llawhaden. It will progress to the A40 trunk road between Robeston Wathen and Canaston Bridge. Dwr Cymru Welsh Water investment manager, Andrew Swift, said: "Customers whose water supply will be directly affected will receive an information pack explaining how the work will impact on them. "We ask people to read this carefully and keep it in a safe place to refer to whilst work is ongoing." Dwr Cymru Welsh Water liaised with Pembrokeshire County Council and local community councils regarding these works and the impact they will have on traffic management in the area. As part of the traffic management plan it will be necessary for temporary traffic lights to be in place. These will be clearly signposted in advance, giving local residents the opportunity to make alternative plans. The scheme will be delivered by Laing Utilities, working with United Utilities, ChandlerKBS and other partners carrying out the water mains refurbishments programme, on behalf of Dwr Cymru Welsh Water. These partners are members of the Welsh Water Capital Alliance. The Capital Alliance is a strategic partnering team, made up of mainly specialist engineering ad construction companies, formed to deliver around 60 per cent of Dwr Cymru Welsh Water's capital investment programme during 2000 to 2005. Dwr Cymru Welsh Water is now 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. The company is investing £1.2 billion in its water and sewerage network between 2000 and 2005.
