{"id":9115,"date":"2023-12-15T11:05:39","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T11:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/chief-executive-blog-december-2023\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T22:44:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T21:44:14","slug":"chief-executive-blog-december-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/cy\/chief-executive-blog-december-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Chief Executive Blog &#8211; December 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>The spotlight in 2023 has been firmly on water company pollution. Other sectors must step up to the plate in 2024.....<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0 et_pb_has_overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tyre.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"644\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tyre.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"tyre\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tyre.jpg 644w, https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tyre-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tyre-480x636.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" class=\"wp-image-6128\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Unfortunately, 2023 was dominated by generally negative news for Welsh rivers.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_1 et_pb_has_overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pollutant-scaled.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1266\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pollutant-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"pollutant\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pollutant-scaled.jpg 1266w, https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pollutant-185x300.jpg 185w, https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pollutant-633x1024.jpg 633w, https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pollutant-768x1243.jpg 768w, https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pollutant-949x1536.jpg 949w, https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pollutant-1080x1748.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pollutant-980x1585.jpg 980w, https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pollutant-480x776.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1266px) 100vw, 1266px\" class=\"wp-image-6130\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Other than nutrients, the monitoring of and evidence from rivers is so poor that we do not really know what is in them and where it is coming from.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_2 et_pb_has_overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/winter3-scaled.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\" title=\"\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1435\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/winter3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"winter3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/winter3-scaled.jpg 1435w, https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/winter3-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/winter3-717x1024.jpg 717w, https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/winter3-768x1096.jpg 768w, https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/winter3-1076x1536.jpg 1076w, https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/winter3-1080x1541.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/winter3-1280x1827.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/winter3-980x1399.jpg 980w, https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/winter3-480x685.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1435px) 100vw, 1435px\" class=\"wp-image-6133\" \/><span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>If you are out and about alongside your local river in Wales this Christmas and see something untoward, please let us know <a href=\"mailto:admin@afonyddcymru.org\">by email.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Friday 15th December, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>As Christmas looms, I can't help reflecting on what the last year has revealed. Sadly, it has been a year dominated by generally negative news on the plight of our rivers: poor water quality; more barriers; mountains of tyres, more and more pollution; our salmon now officially classed as endangered for extinction (we didn't need IUCN to know that) and a crash in biodiversity. And whilst we continue, as a rivers trust movement, to deliver apace on restoration activities across Wales I can't help reflecting on the fact that the step change I called for last year, hasn't shown any signs of happening.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>It has been a year where there has been considerable focus on water company activity. The impact of sewer overflows has dominated the news. Evidence of non-compliance was brought to us with thanks to Professor Peter Hammond, who we then joined in November to give evidence in Parliament to the Welsh Affairs Committee. In 2023 Welsh Water has not delivered the environmental performance that Wales pays for and deserves. And we, and many others, have challenged and will continue to challenge that performance.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_testimonial et_pb_testimonial_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode clearfix  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module et_pb_testimonial_no_image\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Gail-Davies-Walsh-copy.jpg')\" class=\"et_pb_testimonial_portrait\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_content\"><p>Welsh Water have not delivered the environmental performance that Wales pays for and deserves.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"et_pb_testimonial_meta\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>But on the water company side there has also been some positive steps forward. Welsh Water have made a commitment in their Drainage and Wastewater Management Plan that 'Our rivers and coastal waters should only ever receive <strong>treated<\/strong> flows from the sewerage system to protect their biodiversity and ecology,' and to remove all phosphorus impact by 2032. These are big promises, and complete transparency will be needed for accountability that can be measured and challenged.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>For the water industry at least, regulation seems to also be tightening. The Taskforce has delivered against a plan of actions \"\u201c in Wales we now have clear definitions for exceptional rainfall, new permit conditions for all waste water treatment works, new planning regulations for compliance and full flow to treatment. We see a new regulatory process beginning to develop that we expect to tighten and strengthen.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_testimonial et_pb_testimonial_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode clearfix  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module et_pb_testimonial_no_image\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Gail-Davies-Walsh-copy.jpg')\" class=\"et_pb_testimonial_portrait\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_content\"><p>If all impacts from water companies were resolved, water quality in most Welsh rivers would still be poor.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"et_pb_testimonial_meta\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_6  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>However, the question that remains is - if we remove all water company impact from our rivers, is this enough? And the answer, simply, is no. The Minister for Climate Change last week stated in the Phosphate Summit that 62% of the impact comes from rural land management across Wales, in some rivers even higher (84% in the Eastern Cleddau, for example). Outside of nutrients, the evidence is so poor we don't even know what is in our rivers and where it is coming from. What does rural land management mean? We could as a nation, and we have at some meetings I have been in, spend hours debating this. We could spend the next 12 months unpicking source apportionment, whether the data is right to what degree of accuracy, and just keep on talking about what the problems are.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The evidence is everywhere. Take a walk over Christmas to your local river, and go and look. We took our Species Champions Huw Irranca-Davies SM and Cefin Campbell SM out last week and we were all horrified by the devastation caused by poor farming practice. It was once the blight of urban, industrial rivers to suffer the human onslaught thrown at them. Whilst they show some signs of recovery from industrial pollution, it is clear that our rural rivers now face a different kind of human onslaught. Even without the added pressures of climate change, there is much too much impact from agriculture. The most frustrating thing here? That it is all quite within our grasp to stop. But, and it's a big but, some brave decisions need to be made.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_7  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>2023 was a year in which the environmental sector waited with bated breath for legislation that sent the strong Ministerial signal that we need to see, but which was never delivered. As Wales Environment Link quite rightly points out, we have had a dilution of promised regulations, and one delay after another. The Welsh Government made a commitment to halve nutrient impacts to rivers by 2030 but this commitment should not and cannot be met by the water industry sector alone. So, whilst we ring in the New Year, 2024 must bring a strong accountability and action on all sectors if we are to see the change we need to see.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>With the First Minister stepping down in March, next year will be one of political change too. Whoever takes over from Mark Drakeford and whatever reshuffles follow, we must ensure that water pollution and the poor state of Wales's rivers continues to rise up the agenda.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>I hope you manage to get out and about this Christmas. If you do see anything that you think is affecting your local river, please send it to us <a href=\"mailto:admin@afonyddcymru.org\">via email<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Nadolig llawen!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1264\" height=\"839\" src=\"https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sig2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"sig2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sig2.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sig2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sig2-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sig2-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sig2-1080x717.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sig2-980x650.jpg 980w, https:\/\/afonyddcymru.cambrianweb.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sig2-480x319.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1264px) 100vw, 1264px\" class=\"wp-image-5148\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_8  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>More Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.dwrcymru.com\/en\/community\/environment\">Welsh Water Manifesto For Rivers In Wales<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dwrcymru.com\/en\/our-services\/wastewater\/drainage-and-wastewater-management-plan\">Drainage and Wastewater Management Plan 2023, Welsh Water<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0048969723017266\"> \"Evidence of biological recovery from gross pollution in English and Welsh rivers over three decades.\"<\/a> Ormerod et al, 20 June 2023<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/waleslink.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Implementing-the-Control-of-Agricultural-Pollution-Regulations-Final-3.pdf\">\"Implementing the Control of Agricultural Pollution Regulations.\"<\/a> Wales Environment Link, December 2023<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.senedd.wales\/research-articles\/cop15-what-s-been-agreed-and-what-it-means-for-wales\/\">COP15: what's been agreed, and what it means for Wales.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_9  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">Posted: <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Focus has been on water companies, it is now time for other sectors to step up&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8419,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70,61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ceo-blog-cy","category-newyddion"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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