Statement: Derek Walker’s response to Welsh Government’s Green Paper, Shaping the Future of Water in Wales. 

“This needs to be a wake-up for the water industry and is an overdue opportunity to fix the problems of the past and become a clean water abundant nation. 

“Welsh Government has acted decisively, and we now need to make sure that securing healthy waters for Wales is a priority for the UK Government and the next Welsh Government. Everything must be done to ensure the transition to a new body happens without delay to deliver long-term environmental recovery and affordability, alongside strengthened compliance and regulation. 

“It is positive that the Green Paper responds to my calls for civil sanctions and swifter enforcement, and cross-sector planning including agriculture, housing, transport and land use to prevent pollution and flooding. 

“Any investment in the water system must work urgently to restore nature, support food production, improve climate resilience and deliver new housing and infrastructure as we protect the long-term health of our rivers, seas and the water that’s essential to life.” 

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