English: Thank you to the Member for Blaenau Gwent for introducing this legislative proposal. A number of constituents have been in touch with me, as is the case for many other Members I know, expressing concerns about sewage being spilt into our waters from storm overflows - many of them supporting the call by Surfers Against Sewage to stop the release of sewage into the seas by 2030. These people include swimmers, surfers and also people who are encouraged to use the seas for their health and well-being. And the concern is that the current practices not only have clear environmental implications, but they also represent a direct risk to the health of people using our waters. There was one surfer who truly wanted to take advantage of a good day of waves, as we have around Anglesey very often, but told me, 'I'm not sure how ill I will be if I do go surfing.' In looking into the issue, one thing that became clear to me was that it's only during the usual swimming season that water monitoring actually happens, and it doesn't happen in winter when there is potential for CSO spills to be higher, of course, and often because of wetter weather. And representing an island constituency, I can tell you that people do use our beaches and waters at all times of the year, and some of the best surfing waves come in midwinter. You need to actually look at them very closely, if you ask me - it looks very cold - but some people do enjoy that, and I enjoy watching them, I have to say. But I will ask the Member whether he would agree on the need for monitoring 12 months of the year, and is that something that the Bill that he proposes would deliver? And perhaps the Minister could also comment on the need to extend the current seasonal monitoring. It would be of great help to constituents in making choices as to whether they do go swimming or surfing or not, and I think it would aid with the objectives of the proposed legislation too. And I'm happy to support it.
Welsh: Diolch i'r Aelod dros Flaenau Gwent am gyflwyno'r cynnig deddfwriaethol yma. Mae nifer o etholwyr wedi cysylltu efo fi, fel llawer o Aelodau eraill dwi'n gwybod, yn poeni am garthffosiaeth yn cael ei gollwng i'r dyfroedd o orlifoedd storm cyfuno neu combined sewer overflows - llawer ohonyn nhw'n cefnogi'n benodol yr alwad gan Surfers Against Sewage i roi'r gorau'n llwyr i ryddhau carthffosiaeth i'r môr erbyn 2030. Mae'r bobl yma - maen nhw'n cynnwys nofwyr, maen nhw'n cynnwys syrffwyr, pobl hefyd sy'n cael eu hannog i fynd i'r môr er mwyn eu llesiant a'u hiechyd. A'r pryder ydy bod gan yr arferion ar hyn o bryd nid yn unig oblygiadau amgylcheddol amlwg, ond hefyd eu bod yn cynrychioli peryg uniongyrchol i ddiogelwch defnyddwyr. Mi oedd un syrffiwr wir eisiau cymryd mantais o ddiwrnod da o donnau, fel dŷn ni'n ei gael o gwmpas Ynys Môn yn aml, ond yn dweud wrthyf i, 'Dwi ddim yn siŵr iawn pa mor sâl fyddaf i os bydda i'n mynd i syrffio.' Wrth edrych i mewn i'r mater, un peth ddaeth yn amlwg i fi oedd mai dim ond yn ystod beth fyddech chi'n ei alw'n dymor arferol nofio mae monitro dŵr yn digwydd, ac nid yn y gaeaf pan fo yna botensial i gyfraddau gollwng CSO fod yn uwch, wrth gwrs, ac yn amlach hefyd oherwydd tywydd gwlypach. Ac o gynrychioli etholaeth sy'n ynys, mi allaf i ddweud wrthych chi fod pobl yn mynd i'r dŵr bob amser o'r flwyddyn, ac, yn wir, bod rhai o'r tonnau gorau ar gyfer syrffio yn dod yng nghanol y gaeaf. Mae ishio edrych ar eu pennau nhw, os ydych chi'n gofyn i fi - mae o'n edrych yn oer iawn - ond mae yna bobl yn mwynhau. Dwi'n mwynhau eu gwylio nhw hefyd. Ond mi ofynnaf i i'r Aelod, ydy o'n cyd-fynd â'r angen am fonitro o gwmpas y flwyddyn, ac ydy hynny'n rhywbeth y byddai'r Bil y mae o'n ei gynnig yn ei gyflawni? Efallai y gall y Gweinidog hefyd wneud sylw ar yr angen i ymestyn y monitro tymhorol presennol. Mi fyddai'n help mawr i etholwyr, yn sicr, wrth wneud dewisiadau ar ba un ai i fynd i'r dŵr ai peidio, a dwi hefyd yn meddwl y byddai o'n helpu efo nod y ddeddfwriaeth arfaethedig yma hefyd. A dwi'n hapus iawn i gefnogi hyn.