Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 123031
River Wriggle: Sewage
Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 30 March 2026
Question
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat — West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the environmental impact of sewage discharges into the River Wriggle.
Answer
Emma HardyIn 2019, the River Wriggle was assessed as having poor ecological health due to high levels of phosphate. In the River Wriggle, phosphate mainly comes from agricultural sources, but sewage discharges also contain phosphate from everyday chemicals such as ...
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