Calls for water company bonuses to be stopped until rivers cleaned up
The Liberal Democrats in Wales have called for water company bosses to stop receiving bonuses while issues over raw sewage in rivers continue.
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have criticised the awarding of bonuses to executives of Severn Trent and Welsh Water and want the practice to be halted under the rivers are cleaned up.
An analysis of company house records by the Welsh Liberal Democrats showed that the bosses of Dwr Cymru / Welsh Water have awarded themselves over £930,000 in bonuses over the past two years while those at Severn Trent, which covers Shropshire and parts of mid Wales also awarded themselves bonuses of £5.56 million.
Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader and Senedd Member Jane Dodds said: "Water companies are allowed to pump raw sewage into our precious rivers and lakes while awarding themselves obscene bonuses.
“I’ve watched first-hand as my local river, the River Wye struggles to survive. It has been given just two years until it is declared biologically dead. We cannot put off action any longer.
“Welsh Liberal Democrat plans for a sewage bonus ban would stop water company execs being paid a penny in bonuses more until our waterways are protected from sewage dumps. These bosses should be made to hand back the millions of pounds already received in bonuses to help clean up their mess."
