Boil Water Notice!

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Updated: 19:00 02 December 2024

IMPORTANT: We have extended the Boil Water Notice which affects customers living in the following areas: Blaenrhondda, Blaencwm, Tynewydd, Treherbert, Treorchy, Cwm-parc, Ton Pentre, Gelli, parts of Pentre, parts of Tonypandy and parts of Ystrad.

Storm Bert resulted in a significant amount of flooding on site at Tynywaun Water Treatment Works and surface water running from the hill onto the drinking water storage tank and impacting the tank.

Our crews have worked 24/7 to put this right but some of the work to prevent damage from future flooding involves installing waterproof membranes around the storage tank.

A period of dry weather is needed to achieve this successfully and our teams are working around the clock to get it done as quickly as possible.

In the meantime, we are continuing to ask all customers in affected areas boil their water before using it for drinking purposes.

We are delivering bottled water to customers on our Priority Services Register and care homes while also working with key sites such as hospitals.

Water bottle stations have been set up and are open in the following locations:

  • Ynyswen Industrial Estate, Ynyswen Rd, Treorchy, CF42 6ED.
  • Rhondda Sport Centre, Geligaled Park, Tyntyla Rd, CF41 7SY.
  • Co-op, Station Road, Treorchy, CF42 6UA.

We are prioritising vulnerable customers, and are asking people to only take what they need.

Customers can access:

Boil Water Notice extension - Open letter to customers from our Chief Executive Peter Perry.

Check if their supply is affected by using a post code checker here: www.dwrcymru.com/boil-water-notice.

Check here for a list of Frequently Asked Questions.

Visit In Your Area or check our social media channels for further updates.

We are sorry for the inconvenience this incident has caused.

April 2023


This month has been very busy for us in the community. “Vera” has had lots of adventures in North Wales across Flintshire and Denbighshire and we hosted a cost of living event at the Dewi Sant Centre in Pensarn.

In South Wales we collaborated with lots of our lovely internal and external partners. From Foodbanks to Warm Hubs, to Supermarkets & Rubgy Clubs we were everywhere.

We even attended a Welsh Water Drop in Event at the Senedd to talk to the MS’s about all our help and support we have for our customers; during the Cost Of Living Crisis.