Welsh Water Launches its Biodiversity Report Doing the Proper Factor for Nature 2022

Welsh Water has revealed its annual Biodiversity Report which showcases the array of schemes it has delivered over the previous few yr to reinforce and defend the pure surroundings.

The report, ‘Doing the Proper Factor for Nature’, outlines the steps taken by Welsh Water in its commitments for attaining its imaginative and prescient and mission set out in its biodiversity technique.  It goals to keep up and improve biodiversity throughout the fulfilment of its capabilities for the wellbeing of present and future generations.

The biodiversity report focuses on 30 overarching commitments from its Biodiversity ‘Making time for Nature 2020’ plan.  It highlights the progress made up to now by Welsh Water to guard and promote the resilience of ecosystems throughout all  areas of the enterprise, together with new mission developments, its landholdings, and operational property.

Introducing the report was Welsh Water’s Director of Atmosphere, Tony Harrington who leads the Environmental, Innovation, and Science agendas for the enterprise with the goals of offering a protected and sustainable surroundings for Welsh Water clients and future generations.

Tony mentioned,

“It’s nice to see the fervour and dedication of colleagues and companions alike in serving to us to preserve, defend and improve the pure surroundings. We have now made strong progress to each enhance our surroundings, and to encourage, educate and assist these with a ardour for making a distinction.”

“It stays important for the entire water and environmental sector to work collectively in partnership, every taking part in their function so we will successfully ship the adjustments that society calls for and that shall be wanted if we’re handy to the subsequent generations a pure surroundings through which they’ll thrive.”

“Such partnerships contain a large number of organisations, together with authorities, regulators, environmental NGOs, trade and naturally clients.  The work will take funding, which is able to have to be funded and supported by everybody.”
The digital launch was attended by a cross part of stakeholders together with environmental organisations, regulators, charity sectors, native councillors, group councils  and group teams from throughout Wales and Hereford.

Welsh Water’s Biodiversity Advisor, Gemma Williams introduced the report highlighting progress on the 30 commitments, of which 21 have been accomplished, and 9 are ongoing.

Gemma mentioned,

“This report is of curiosity to a number of audiences, together with our regulators, to point out how Welsh Water is assembly its strengthened responsibility beneath the Atmosphere (Wales) Act 2016. It additionally advantages the organisations who want to work in partnership with Welsh Water within the supply of biodiversity initiatives, and our colleagues at Welsh Water who’re eager to find out how we will find time for nature, supporting biodiversity as we go about our every day work.”

“We look ahead to understanding in higher element what our clients’ expectations are for biodiversity, ecology in addition to sustainability and the local weather change rising threat which is able to all assist Welsh Water’s ahead planning”

The report focuses on the corporate’s  funding and engagement initiatives  on invasive Non-Native Species, working partnerships and innovation.  One instance is the work to  clear unmanaged and uncared for woodland at Gwern-y-Flexible woods and a part of Rhyd-y-Penau complicated which sits throughout the Lisvane and Llanishen Reservoirs web site. Cherry Laurel, a non-native species was eliminated, and preparation made to create a studying zone and forest college on web site.

Welsh Water has additionally put in progressive ‘Agri Sound’ tools at its Llys-y-Fran reservoir web site in west Wales and Cog Moors wastewater remedy works within the Vale of Glamorgan.  The tools screens the presence of pollinators in addition to captures knowledge on temperature, humidity, luminosity, and acoustics.  The info captured  will present the mandatory data to  to determine the advantages of enhancement work for pollinator exercise.

One of many initiatives within the report has already received the Committee  Award  from the Welsh space Institute of Water Innovation Awards. It was awarded to Welsh Water’s Conservation Advisor, Chloe White for growing Biodiversity Care Packages.  The mission thought was to advertise a higher understanding of biodiversity with colleagues throughout Welsh Water’s operational areas, giving them steerage to web site managers on how they might promote biodiversity on their areas.

By elevating consciousness, prompting possession, and centralising purchases of sources, twenty websites have seen an enhancement in biodiversity efforts with 30 kgs of native wildflower seed sown, 40 bat packing containers, two bug motels,65 fowl packing containers of various sizes and 200 native bluebell and daffodil bulbs planted.

The report additionally contains data on Welsh Water’s contribution to the multi-million pound 4 Rivers for Life mission which has a multi-stakeholder method to enhance river habitats and circumstances for migratory fish in addition to collaborating with farmers to guard river corridors and scale back sediments and vitamins from coming into rivers. This can have the additional advantage of safeguarding essential consuming water provides.

The biodiversity report launched this week additionally coincided with the publication of Welsh Water’s long-term plans to assist defend Particular Areas of Conservation Rivers.

Welsh Water is dedicated to constructing on their efforts and has set out in its Welsh Water 2050 mission to assist the supply of the Nicely-being of Future Generations (Wales (Act 2015) which goals to enhance the social financial, environmental, and cultural well-being of Wales.

In early 2022 a brand new biodiversity technique was revealed, setting out Welsh Water’s ambitions, goals and goals  to allow the enterprise to proceed delivering its core capabilities while supporting environmental regulators, Pure Assets Wales, and Welsh Authorities to handle the biodiversity disaster.

Following on from the report launch, Welsh Water will maintain biodiversity workshops in order that stakeholders can contribute concepts for its forward-looking Biodiversity Motion Plan to be revealed in December 2023.

Mae Dŵr Cymru wedi cyhoeddi ei Adroddiad Bioamrywiaeth blynyddol sy’n dangos amrywiaeth y cynlluniau y mae wedi’u cyflawni yn ystod y flwyddyn ddiwethaf i wella’r amgylchedd naturiol a’i ddiogelu.

Mae’r adroddiad, ‘Gwneud y Peth Iawn dros Natur’, yn amlinellu’r camau sydd wedi’u cymryd gan Dŵr Cymru yn ei ymrwymiadau i gyflawni ei weledigaeth a’i genhadaeth a nodir yn ei strategaeth bioamrywiaeth. Ei nod yw cynnal a gwella bioamrywiaeth yn rhan o gyflawni ei swyddogaethau ar gyfer llesiant cenedlaethau’r presennol a’r dyfodol.

Yn cyflwyno’r adroddiad roedd Cyfarwyddwr yr Amgylchedd Dŵr Cymru, Tony Harrington sy’n arwain yr agendâu Amgylcheddol, Arloesi, a Gwyddoniaeth ar gyfer y busnes gyda’r nod o ddarparu amgylchedd diogel a chynaliadwy ar gyfer cwsmeriaid Dŵr Cymru a chenedlaethau’r dyfodol.

Dywedodd Tony,

“Mae’n wych gweld angerdd ac ymrwymiad cydweithwyr a phartneriaid fel ei gilydd yn ein helpu ni i warchod, amddiffyn a gwella’r amgylchedd naturiol. Rydyn ni wedi gwneud cynnydd cadarn i wella ein hamgylchedd, ac i annog, addysgu a chefnogi’r rhai sy’n angerddol dros wneud gwahaniaeth.”

“Mae’n parhau i fod yn hanfodol bod y sector dŵr ac amgylcheddol cyfan yn cydweithio mewn partneriaeth, pob un yn chwarae ei ran fel y gallwn ni ddarparu’r newidiadau y mae’r gymdeithas yn gofyn amdanyn nhw’n effeithiol a bydd angen hynny os ydyn ni’n mynd i drosglwyddo amgylchedd naturiol y gallan nhw ffynnu ynddo i’r cenedlaethau nesaf.”

“Bydd partneriaethau o’r fath yn cynnwys llu o sefydliadau, gan gynnwys y llywodraeth, rheoleiddwyr, cyrff anllywodraethol amgylcheddol, diwydiant ac wrth gwrs cwsmeriaid. Bydd angen buddsoddiad ar y gwaith, a bydd angen ei ariannu a’i gefnogi gan bawb.”

Roedd trawstoriad o randdeiliaid, gan gynnwys sefydliadau amgylcheddol, rheoleiddwyr, sectorau elusennau, cynghorwyr lleol, cynghorau cymuned a grwpiau cymunedol o bob rhan o Gymru a Henffordd yn bresennol yn y lansiad rhithwir.

Cyflwynodd Ymgynghorydd Bioamrywiaeth Dŵr Cymru, Gemma Williams, yr adroddiad gan dynnu sylw at y cynnydd ar y 30 ymrwymiad, y mae 21 ohonynt wedi’u cwblhau, ac mae 9 yn mynd yn eu blaen.

Dywedodd Gemma,

“Mae’r adroddiad hwn o ddiddordeb i sawl cynulleidfa, gan gynnwys ein rheoleiddwyr, i ddangos sut mae Dŵr Cymru yn cyflawni ei ddyletswydd, wedi’i gryfhau o dan Ddeddf Amgylchedd (Cymru) 2016. Mae hefyd o fudd i’r sefydliadau sy’n ystyried gweithio mewn partneriaeth â Dŵr Cymru wrth ddarparu mentrau bioamrywiaeth, ac i’n cydweithwyr yn Dŵr Cymru sy’n awyddus i ddysgu sut y gallwn ni wneud amser i fyd natur, gan gefnogi bioamrywiaeth wrth i ni fynd ati yn ein gwaith bob dydd.”

Rydym yn edrych ymlaen at ddeall yn fanylach beth yw disgwyliadau ein cwsmeriaid ar gyfer bioamrywiaeth, ecoleg yn ogystal â chynaliadwyedd a’r risg sy’n dod i’r amlwg gyda newid hinsawdd a fydd i gyd yn helpu blaengynllunio Dŵr Cymru”

Mae’r adroddiad yn canolbwyntio ar brosiectau buddsoddi ac ymgysylltu’r cwmni ar Rywogaethau Anfrodorol ymledol, partneriaethau gwaith ac arloesedd. Un enghraifft yw’r gwaith i glirio coetir heb ei reoli ac wedi’i esgeuluso yng nghoedwig Gwern-y-Flexible a rhan o weithfeydd Rhyd-y-Pennau sydd o fewn safle Cronfeydd Dŵr Llysfaen a Llanisien. Tynnwyd coed llawr-ceirios, rhywogaeth anfrodorol, oddi yno a gwnaed paratoadau i greu parth dysgu ac ysgol goedwig ar y safle.

Mae Dŵr Cymru hefyd wedi gosod supply arloesol ‘Agri Sound’ ar safle cronfa ddŵr Llys-y-Fran yng ngorllewin Cymru a gwaith trin dŵr gwastraff Cog Moors ym Mro Morgannwg.  Mae’r supply yn monitro presenoldeb peillwyr ac yn casglu knowledge ar dymheredd, lleithder, disgleirdeb, ac acwsteg.  Bydd y knowledge a gasglwyd yn darparu’r wybodaeth angenrheidiol i sefydlu manteision y gwaith gwella ar gyfer gweithgarwch peillwyr.

Mae un o’r prosiectau yn yr adroddiad eisoes wedi ennill Gwobr y Pwyllgor gan Wobrau Sefydliad Arloesi Dŵr ardal Cymru. Fe’i dyfarnwyd i Ymgynghorydd Cadwraeth Dŵr Cymru, Chloe White, am ddatblygu Pecynnau Gofal Bioamrywiaeth. Syniad y mission oedd hybu gwell dealltwriaeth o fioamrywiaeth gyda chydweithwyr ar attracts meysydd gweithredol Dŵr Cymru, gan roi canllawiau i reolwyr safle ar sut y gallent hybu bioamrywiaeth ar eu hardaloedd.

Drwy godi ymwybyddiaeth, ysgogi perchnogaeth, a chanoli prynu adnoddau, mae ugain safle wedi gweld gwelliant mewn ymdrechion bioamrywiaeth gyda 30 kg o hadau blodau gwyllt brodorol wedi’u hau, 40 blwch ystlumod, dau westy pryfed, 65 bocs adar o wahanol feintiau wedi’u gosod a 200 o fylbiau clychau’r gog a chennin Pedr brodorol wedi’u plannu.

Mae’r adroddiad hefyd yn cynnwys gwybodaeth am gyfraniad Dŵr Cymru at y prosiect Pedair Afon LIFE sy’n werth miliynau o bunnoedd, sydd â uninteresting gweithredu aml-randdeiliaid at wella cynefinoedd ac amodau afonydd ar gyfer pysgod mudol yn ogystal â chydweithio â ffermwyr i amddiffyn coridorau afonydd a lleihau gwaddodion a maethynnau rhag mynd i mewn i afonydd. Bydd gan hyn y fantais ychwanegol o ddiogelu cyflenwadau dŵr yfed pwysig.

Gwnaeth yr adroddiad bioamrywiaeth a lansiwyd yr wythnos hon hefyd gyd-fynd â chyhoeddi cynlluniau hirdymor Dŵr Cymru i helpu i ddiogelu Afonydd Ardaloedd Cadwraeth Arbennig.

Mae Dŵr Cymru wedi’i ymrwymo i ddatblygu’r ymdrechion sydd wedi’u nodi yng nghenhadaeth Dŵr Cymru 2050 i gefnogi’r gwaith o gyflawni llesiant Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol (Cymru) (Deddf 2015) gyda’r nod o wella llesiant economaidd, amgylcheddol, a diwylliannol Cymru.

Ar ddechrau 2022 cyhoeddwyd strategaeth bioamrywiaeth newydd, gan nodi uchelgeisiau, nodau ac amcanion Dŵr Cymru i alluogi’r busnes i barhau i gyflawni ei swyddogaethau craidd wrth gefnogi rheoleiddwyr amgylcheddol, Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru, a Llywodraeth Cymru i ymdrin â’r argyfwng bioamrywiaeth.

Yn dilyn lansio’r adroddiad, bydd Dŵr Cymru’n cynnal gweithdai bioamrywiaeth fel y gall rhanddeiliaid gyfrannu syniadau ar gyfer cyhoeddi ei Gynllun Gweithredu Bioamrywiaeth blaengar yn Rhagfyr 2023.