Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has completed its £4.5 million investment in renewing the sewer main from Rhyl to Kinmel Bay with the connection of the new main to the wastewater network.

The major investment started in March 2014 and will bring key improvements to the wastewater system in parts of Denbighshire and Conwy and also help safeguard the local environment.

The scheme, which involved renewing more than 4km of pipeline or the equivalent of 35 football pitches, faced many engineering challenges. The main had to be laid around the Marine Lake through a narrow area of land between the railway track and nearby houses. It then travelled under the main North Wales railway line and then under the River Clwyd crossing from Denbighshire into Conwy; from there, the new main continued through agricultural land and passed under St Asaph Avenue. Improvements were also made at two pumping stations in order to take the sewerage from Rhyl to the wastewater treatment works in Kinmel Bay.

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water Capital Delivery Manager, Arwel Jones commented:

“The scheme has had its challenges including ground conditions and bad weather. Connecting the new pipe to the our wastewater treatment works was a pivotal moment as the scheme has been a massive achievement and is due to the hard work and commitment of our staff and contractors. To have the local Members visit us and show an interest in our work on more than one occasion is an endorsement to the improvements the new main will bring.”