Water Supplies

HC Deb 12 February 1973 vol 850 cc284-6W

Sir A. Meyer

asked the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will make a grant for the scheme submitted by the Central Flintshire Water Board and Holy-well Rural District Council for bringing water supplies to those properties in the parish of Nercwys which do not at present have them.

Mr. Peter Thomas

My Department will shortly be informing the Central Flintshire Water Board of the grant to which it may be entitled under the Rural Water Supplies and Sewerage Acts if it proceeds with the scheme. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is being asked to consider whether a supplementary grant may be payable.

Mr. Elystan Morgan

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement concerning proposals, whether of a final or preliminary nature, which have been communicated to him by any public body relating to the exploitation of water resources in any of the five counties of Mid-Wales.

Mr. Peter Thomas

The Water Resources Board in its report "Water Resources in Wales and the Midlands" outlined a number of proposals, some of which concerned the development of sources in Mid-Wales, for meeting the demands for water up to the end of the century. The feasibility of these proposals is being considered by the water undertakings and river authorities concerned.

Mr. Elystan Morgan

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if, in view of his responsibility for natural resources, he will make a statement concerning any plans which the Central Electricity Generating Board have for raising the level of the dam at Nant-y-Moch, Cardiganshire.

Mr. Peter Thomas

The enlargement of Nant-y-Moch reservoir was one of the possibilities suggested by the Water Resources Board in its report "Water Resources in Wales and the Midlands" for meeting the increasing demands for water up to the end of this century. Under the chairmanship of the Water Resources Board, a working group consisting of representatives of the river authorities concerned, and the Central Electricity Generating Board have been examining this proposal.