by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Sep 15, 2025 | CEO Blog
It’s Time To Start Thinking About The Next Drought We know our weather is predicted to become more extreme. In her September blog, Afonydd Cymru’s CEO Gail Davies-Walsh argues that planning for the next drought must begin now, not when the inevitable...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Jan 16, 2025 | CEO Blog, News
Chief Executive Blog – January 2025 As we settle into the New Year, it’s a good time to look back on the flurry of 2024 announcements and see whether 2025 (and beyond) will deliver the change we need for our rivers……. FollowFollow Thursday 16th...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Aug 21, 2024 | CEO Blog, News
Chief Executive Blog – August 2024 What have Ofwat and the Paris Olympics got in common? Both have shown the magnitude of our task ahead in cleaning up rivers…… FollowFollow The money spent on the Seine before the Olympics was never going to...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Dec 15, 2023 | CEO Blog, News
Chief Executive Blog – December 2023 The spotlight in 2023 has been firmly on water company pollution. Other sectors must step up to the plate in 2024….. FollowFollow Unfortunately, 2023 was dominated by generally negative news for Welsh rivers. Other than...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Sep 1, 2023 | CEO Blog, News
Chief Executive Blog – September 2023 The time has come to incorporate the Habitats Regulations directly into Welsh law….. FollowFollow Competent Authorities in England will now be required to assume that wastewater from new housing developments will not...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Jun 26, 2023 | CEO Blog
Chief Executive Blog – Summer 2023 A model exists for using reservoirs to protect Welsh rivers from dry spells – why is it not being used?….. FollowFollow While water resources are apparently robust, some rivers in Wales are lower than this time last...