Llyn Celyn reservoir – water flows north east down the River Dee – then it can be treated and then piped to Liverpool

The Huntington Water Treatment Works in Chester. Huntington WTW is the major source of water for North West England, serving in the region of 1.7 million people.

2005

Liverpool - Official apology over Tryweryn – attitudes change over time

1965

I suppose this cartoon gave the then ‘English’ perspective of “what is all the fuss about … Wales is very wet isn’t it they have no shortage of water”

Transfer Type Destination (company)

Licence quantity

Upper Severn (Clywedog)

River regulation

West Midlands (Severn Trent)

600 ML/day

Upper Dee River

regulation Merseyside

(United Utilities) 686 ML/day

Lower Dee Canal Crewe (United

Utilities) 47 ML/day

Upper Dee (Alwen)

Pipeline Deeside (United

Utilities) 45 ML/day

Upper Wye (Elan)

Pipeline West Midlands (Severn Trent)

359 ML/day

Upper Severn (Vyrnwy)

Pipeline Merseyside (United

Utilities) 210 ML/day

Company Parent Description

Anglian Water AWG Plc UK water and contract operations company

DCWW GC Cyf Welsh based not-for-profit

company

Northumbrian Water

Suez SA French multi utility

North West Water

UU Plc UK multi utility

Severn Trent Water

Severn Trent Plc UK environmental services

company

Southern Water First Aqua Vivendi Environnement

(France) has option

South West Water

Pennon Group Plc

UK environmental services company

Thames Water RWE AG German multi utility

Wessex Water YTL Holdings Malaysian investment

company

Yorkshire Water Kelda Group Plc UK water multi national