Drainage Services in Brynmawr

Brynmawr sits at a notably high elevation for a South Wales valley town, at the head of the Clydach Gorge, and this exposed position means it experiences some of the higher rainfall totals in the region. The town's Victorian and early twentieth-century terraced housing has clay drainage typical of the era, and the combination of altitude, exposure and clay-heavy soils means surface water can move quickly into the drainage network during storms.

Ground conditions around Brynmawr reflect the area's industrial and quarrying history in places, and some older pipe runs have suffered minor settlement over the decades as a result. The town's more recent housing on its outskirts uses later concrete and plastic pipework with generally better resilience to the heavy local rainfall than the oldest Victorian systems in the town centre.

Our process in Brynmawr starts with a CCTV survey to assess pipe material and condition, given the town's mixed housing ages and challenging local ground. High-pressure jetting clears silt and debris from the older clay network effectively, and no-dig lining provides a durable repair for damaged pipework without extensive excavation on the town's exposed, sloping streets.