Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 16968

River Thames: Water Treatment

Tabled: 8 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Sarah Olney

Liberal DemocratRichmond Park

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the efficacy of an indirect potable reuse scheme which would take treated sewage from Mogden Sewage Treatment Works, process it using an advanced water

Answer

Emma Hardy
Water companies explore a wide range of options, and variants of those options, through the Water Resources Management Planning process. Many of these are not taken forward due to technical, practical, or cost considerations. Any new water recycling schem...

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