How does WaterSource work?


Find out more about day-to-day WaterSource activities below.

Beacons Water Group

Risk

Evaluation

Understanding the challenges to water quality through monitoring, knowledge and Drinking Water Safety Plans.

Installation of weather station on Richard Roderick' farm: Richard Roderick farmer, John Owen & Iwan Jones from the Agricultural Research Centre at Gelli Aur College and Nigel Elgar

Smart

Catchments

Building a 'Digital Twin' to show how land and water are connected for better risk prediction and forecasting.

Welsh Water colleagues and Beacons Water Group get ready for a fundraising event on Richard Roderick’s farm in support of the Brecon Show 2022

Research and

Innovation

We work with academia and research institutions on cutting edge science and create novel approaches to support development of robust solutions to improve water quality.

Regen Agriculture Agrisgôp Group pay a visit to Keri Davies’ farm near Crai to learn more about innovations on the farm.

Partnerships and

Engagement

Working in collaboration with partners and communities to raise awareness of the importance of safeguarding drinking water.

Buffers strips are set up on David Thomas’ Penwern Farm.

Mitigations and new

ways of working

Co-designing solutions with land managers which will deliver multiple benefits for people, water and the environment.

Have a project idea or need more information?

We’d like to hear from any farmer, land owner or manager with an idea for new and innovative ways of working which will benefit the water environment in our catchments. We also have a wealth of information and advice that we can share with you.

Our Drinking Water Catchment team are regularly out and about during the summer months attending agricultural shows and events. You will be able to talk to use at these events in 2024, just look for the WaterSource banner!

1. Ways you can contact us

Message us on Social Media

We can help with day-to-day queries via Direct Message on Facebook and Twitter.

So if you have an idea or would like to talk to us, please get in touch at: WaterSource@dwrcymru.com.