However, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water said the ruling need to be "put in context".

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He also cited the Welsh baccalaureate trials and the innovative non-profit ownership of Dwr Cymru as examples of successes.

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Fergus O'Brien, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water's coastal water manager, said they were committed to safeguarding the local environment, including bathing waters.

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But the Dwr Cymru Welsh Water spokesman said the suggestion that we would rather pay fines than solve problems is complete nonsense.

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But Albion successfully won that supply contract, and in return had to pay Dwr Cymru Welsh Water a fee for using its pipes.

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Helen Smith, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water's communications manager, said the report showed "excellent progress" and the company was determined to maintain the trend.

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In a statement Dwr Cymru Welsh Water said they were dealing with a burst on their wastewater network which has occurred close to Kinmel Bay Industrial Estate.

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An earlier tribunal ruled that the charge made by Dwr Cymru Welsh Water was excessive - and the latest ruling now sets out how much it potentially dented Albion's profits.

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Dwr Cymru Welsh Water said the dispute also dated to a time before the utility had been acquired by Glas Cymru and set-up in its current form, as a not-for-profit company.

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What might happen, though, if Wales, be it Dwr Cymru, the Assembly or Ministers decided they were going to charge England for EXTRA water supplies from new reservoirs, over and above what is transferred now?

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