Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig - Transfer for abstraction and Impoundment

Water Resources Act 1991 (as amended by the Water Act 2003)

Notice is hereby given, in accordance with Section 37 of the Water Resources Act 1991 and Regulation 6 of the Water Resources (Abstraction and Impounding) Regulations 2006 that two applications have been made to Natural Resources Wales by Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig for licences to transfer water from Nant Clydach Reservoir, Pontypridd, within the boundary formed by straight lines running between the following National Grid References: ST 02916 96654, ST 02867 96587, ST 02702 96710  and ST 02661 96802, for the purpose of transferring it to:

  • Nant Clydach at National Grid Reference ST 02964 96564, at the following rates and periods: 72 cubic metres and hour, 1,728 cubic metres a day and 34,560 cubic metres a year, all year. Application Reference Number PAN-028078.
  • Clydach Reservoir Spillway at National Grid Reference ST 02917 96644, at the following rates and periods: 360 cubic metres and hour, 8,640 cubic metres a day and 760,320 cubic metres a year, all year. Application Reference Number PAN-028980.

The water will be abstracted for the purpose of transferring it between the sources of supply referred to above without intervening use, over a period of 15 months .

An application is also being made for a licence to make changes to an existing impounding structure at Clydach Reservoir at National Grid Reference ST 02899 96608 at the above location. The purpose of the changes are to reduce the storage capacity of the reservoir. The capacity of the reservoir at overflow level will be 5,200 cubic metres. Application Reference Number PAN-028183.

You can request a copy of the information from us, this may take time to process and there could be a charge.

If you wish to request a copy of the applications or comment on them, you must do so in writing, quoting the name of the applicant and the appropriate Reference Number(s): PAN-028078, PAN-028980 and PAN-028183, as detailed above, to

Natural Resources Wales,
Permitting Service,
Welsh Government Offices,
Cathays Park,
King Edward VII Avenue,
Cardiff,
CF10 3NQ

or by email to permittingconsultations@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk by no later than 22/08/2025.

For further information please see the consultations section of our website http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en or call our Customer Care Centre 0300 0653000 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm).

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