Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 80962
Rivers: Phosphorus
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 17 October 2025
Question
Helen Maguire
Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to expand phosphorus reduction targets to include smaller upstream wastewater treatment works.
Answer
Emma HardyPhosphorus levels in treated wastewater are monitored by the Environment Agency (EA), and the discharge of phosphorus from wastewater treatment works is managed in accordance with discharge permit conditions, also enforced by the Environment Agency. The E...
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