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Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · overflow St. Clears Storm Overflow

No active event

Afon Cynin

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water reports no current spill. In the last 30 days the overflow has discharged a cumulative 5.8 h across 15 events.

📍 51.81062°, -4.49380°

Spill record· last 12 months

15

spill events

6h

cumulative discharge

45 min

longest single event (all time)

2026-05-05

first event on record

In the last 30 days this overflow recorded 6h of discharge. Across Dwr Cymru Welsh Water's 2,336 monitored overflows the median was 0h. This site is in the top 5% by 30-day spill duration.

On the Afon Cynin· 1 other overflow

1 other overflow discharges into the Afon Cynin.

Recent spill events· last 30 days

Nearby water quality· 0 sampling points within 5 km

No surface-water sampling points within 5 km.

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1. Complain to Dwr Cymru Welsh Water

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Subject: Complaint: storm overflow St. Clears Storm Overflow on the Afon Cynin

Dear Dwr Cymru Welsh Water,

I am writing to formally raise a concern about storm overflow St. Clears Storm Overflow,
which public Environment Agency data shows recording 15 spill events totalling 5.8 h in the last 30 days into the Afon Cynin.

Evidence:
- Last 30 days: 15 spill events totalling 5.8 h
- Location: 51.81062, -4.49380
- Source: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub, OGL v3, cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.co.uk/overflow/13945)

[Add your personal context here — e.g. how you use this stretch of water and how this incident affects you.]

Please respond with:
1. The cause of this discharge or monitor outage
2. The action being taken to resolve it
3. The expected timeline for resolution
4. What measures are in place to prevent recurrence

I have copied the Environment Agency, Ofwat, and my MP into this correspondence
where appropriate.

Yours faithfully,
[Your name]
[Your address]
[Your customer reference if you are a Dwr Cymru Welsh Water customer]

2. Write to the MP for this stretch

This overflow sits in the Caerfyrddin constituency — currently represented by Ann Davies (Plaid Cymru). Click below to open WriteToThem with the letter copied to your clipboard — paste it into the message box.

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Subject: Constituent concern: Dwr Cymru Welsh Water sewage discharge — overflow St. Clears Storm Overflow

Dear [your MP — WriteToThem will fill this in],

I am writing as your constituent to raise concern about ongoing sewage discharges
from Dwr Cymru Welsh Water in our area.

A specific recent example is storm overflow St. Clears Storm Overflow, which public
Environment Agency data shows recording 15 spill events totalling 5.8 h in the last 30 days into the Afon Cynin.

Evidence on the public record:
- Last 30 days: 15 spill events totalling 5.8 h
- Location: 51.81062, -4.49380
- Source: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub, OGL v3, cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.co.uk/overflow/13945)

[Add your personal context here — e.g. how you use this stretch of water and how this incident affects you and your family.]

I would like to ask:
1. Whether you support strengthening the regulatory regime for storm overflows
   and monitor coverage in particular
2. Whether you would raise this specific incident with the Secretary of State
   for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs or with Ofwat
3. What steps Parliament is taking to hold Dwr Cymru Welsh Water accountable for
   the gap between shareholder distributions and the state of monitoring on
   the ground

Yours sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your address — WriteToThem requires a postal address to verify constituency]

Sources: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub · Environment Agency
WIMS Water Quality Archive · cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.co.uk/overflow/13945)

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3. Report to the Environment Agency

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