Welsh Water to spend $60 million to address wastewater failures, Ofwat says

* Ofwat finds Welsh Water breached ​legal ⁠obligations

* Welsh Water admits to ​inadequate wastewater management

* Enforcement package set for completion by 2030 (Adds ​Welsh ‌Water's response and details from paragraph 3)

March 12 (Reuters) - ⁠Britain's water regulator Ofwat on Thursday ⁠proposed a 44.7 million ​pound ($59.8 million) enforcement package for Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water after finding the utility breached its legal obligations in ​operating ‌its wastewater treatment works and network.

Ofwat's probe revealed that Welsh Water inadequately operated, maintained, and upgraded its wastewater assets, resulting in excessive sewage spills, and ​a lack of adequate oversight led to non-compliance with ‌legal standards.

"We accept the findings of Ofwat's investigation and apologise for where ‌we have fallen short of the standards that our customers and regulators rightly expect from us," Welsh Water ​said in a statement.

The company said it had begun a ‌major transformation programme to improve performance and strengthen operational oversight, and had already taken steps to boost governance ⁠and compliance.

The ⁠enforcement package, to be delivered ‌by 2030, includes 40.6 million pounds to address harms from overflows ​and ​to reduce spills, and 4.1 million pounds ‌to improve river water quality in sensitive areas.