🚨 Update from Swansea Bay 🚨
Things are a bit uneasy in the waters at Swansea Bay! 🌊 Welsh Water took over a year to replace a crucial sensor that tracks pollution spills from a major treatment plant. ⚙️ The sensor gave flat readings from March 2025, raising concerns about whether discharges went unnoticed during that time.
The tricky bit? Welsh Water admitted replacing this faulty sensor was no simple task. They needed extra time for stakeholder input, approvals, and complex engineering. As of now, a new sensor is active, equipped with back-up tech for more reliability. 🛠️
Even though the main sensor was down, Welsh Water reassures there’s zero evidence the issue affected water quality. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is keeping an eye on the situation, having recorded a “non-compliance” for further investigation. 🔍
Welsh Water pointed out that bathing water quality remains top priority, emphasising they’re investing significantly in infrastructure and that other monitoring systems were informally in place.
A collaboration between the University of Wales Trinity Saint David experts and Welsh Water suggests that while manual checks and visible changes in water were observed, they aren’t ideal substitutes for automated systems. 🚨⚠️
Stay tuned for more as NRW continues their investigation! Keep enjoying Swansea’s waters responsibly, and let’s hope all’s well that ends well. 🌊🙌
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