THE Hereford MP who has recently been appointed Minister for Energy visited the site which supplies drinking water to thousands of people across the county.

Jesse Norman, MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire was welcomed to Broomy Hill Water Treatment Works (WTW) by Welsh Water.

The site supplies drinking water to tens of thousands of customers in the city of Hereford as well as an extensive rural area including Ledbury and Leominster.

Mr. Norman was given a tour of the treatment works which takes water from the River Wye before it is cleaned and treated and distributed to customers through its network of 27,000km of water mains – enough to stretch to Australia and back.

He said: "Welsh Water is a remarkable company, which ploughs back all its profits into long-term investment and consumer benefit. It was a great pleasure to see their water treatment site at Broomy Hill and the water it produces is excellent, as I can testify from long experience.

"But I also had a chance to see the investments which Welsh Water have made there, and the daily challenges they face to ensure high quality water supply to the city and the county."

Welsh Water has invested extensively in Broomy Hill Water Treatment Works to ensure customer receive the highest possible drinking water quality.