SAUNDERSFOOT is to see £1.5 million invested by D?r Cymru Welsh Water on a project to improve the bathing water quality in the village.

The work will begin at the end of October and will see a new long sea pipe installed which will improve the performance of the network, especially during stormy weather.

This in turn will reduce the risk of flooding and pollution entering Saundersfoot Bay.

Paris Koronias, Welsh Water’s capital delivery project manager, said: “At Welsh Water, we understand the importance of good bathing water quality to our customers and to the Welsh tourism economy. We are therefore committed to ensuring we play a central role in protecting this valuable resource.

It is anticipated that the scheme will take four months to complete and the work will not impact on the wastewater service.

Paris Koronias added: “We take communicating with our customers very seriously. We will be issuing regular updates through the post to customers in the area and we will also be holding a drop in information session to explain the planned work with local residents.”

The session will be held on Monday, October 9, at the Regency Hall, Milford Street, Saundersfoot, SA69 9NG, 2pm–7pm.

Welsh Water may also be contacted on 0800 085 3968 or search ‘Saundersfoot’ on the ‘In Your Area’ of its website, dwrcymru.com

“We're very aware of the potential disruption that work such as this may cause, especially when working on the beach,” added Paris Koronias “therefore we have carefully planned the scheme and worked closely with Pembrokeshire County Council. This will ensure our work does not impact on any events planned for the area over the coming months and have programmed the scheme outside of the bathing season.”

“As a company, our priority is to ensure profits are reinvested both to improve services to customers, and to enhance the local environment – which includes bathing waters and our investment in Saundersfoot reflects this.”