Pa ystod o bwerau sydd gan Lywodraeth Cymru o ran ymgymryd â mesurau cosbi, gan gynnwys codi dirwyon, yn erbyn cwmnïau dŵr am waredu carthion?
Water discharges by water companies are governed by environmental permitting legislation. The Welsh Government has no powers under that legislation to undertake punitive measures if water companies fail to comply with the environmental permitting regime.
The current legislation provides Wales’ environmental regulator, Natural Resources Wales, with a range of compliance and enforcement tools to investigate potential non-compliance and where appropriate, enables it to prosecute water companies.
Depending on the circumstances, such as the scale, nature and impact of non-compliance, sanctions for failing to comply with environmental permitting legislation in relation to water discharges could include an unlimited fine and/or imprisonment for up to five years.