Lisvane Reservoir at Lisvane,

Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...

, south

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is one of several reservoirs constructed as part of the Taff Fawr scheme for supplying water to Cardiff, completed in 1886. It is adjacent to

Llanishen Reservoir Llanishen Reservoir ( cy, Cronfa Ddŵr Llanisien) is a Victorian reservoir in North Cardiff in Wales. The reservoir is one of the reservoirs constructed as part of the Taff Fawr scheme for supplying water to Cardiff and was completed in 1886. I ...

and forms part of the Nant Fawr Corridor from the top of

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to the countryside beyond Cyncoed. In 1892 the Llanishen Reservoir was reported to be able to hold of water and the smaller Lisvane Reservoir able to hold . On 30 August 2013, CELSA Group bought both Llanishen and Lisvane reservoirs from their owner

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, to assure its Cardiff rod mill plant a consistent supply of water. In January 2016,

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acquired both Llanishen and Lisvane reservoirs from CELSA Group on a 999-year lease, which allows Welsh Water to use both reservoirs for water supply and recreational purposes while also allowing CELSA UK to continue to take its water supply from the Lisvane reservoir. The reservoir is protected as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

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Infrastructure completed in 1886 Llanishen, Cardiff Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cardiff Reservoirs in Wales Cardiff Corporation Waterworks {{UK-SSSI-stub

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