Sewage pipe repair is completed

Signs warning people to stay out of the water at Rhyl have been taken down

Warning signs urging people not to enter the water along Rhyl seafront have been taken down after a burst sewage pipe was repaired.

Denbighshire Council decided to close the area to swimmers after tests in the River Clwyd showed poor quality.

Work to repair the pipe at Rhuddlan Treatment Works in Denbighshire has now been completed, the Environment Agency Wales said.

It added that there have been no further discharges to the river.

The environment agency said Welsh Water had been monitoring the pumping capabilities and performance of the sewer to ensure the repair was stable and maintained.

It added there was no observable impact on the river and beach as a result of the incident.

A statement read: "Preliminary results of samples taken at Rhyl during the period of the incident show that mandatory bathing water quality standards were not exceeded during the incident."

Denbighshire Council took the decision to close the area to swimmers after tests in the River Clwyd showed poor quality.

Councillor David Thomas, cabinet lead member for regeneration, said: "We are delighted to lift the warning signs from the beach. We acted quickly following the incident to put up the warning signs for public health reasons.

"We would like to thank people for their co-operation over recent days."