Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 19203
Sewage: Coastal Areas
Tabled: 10 December 2024
Answered: 16 December 2024
Question
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat — West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of (a) the potential merits of compensating coastal communities disproportionately affected by sewage discharges for the environmental and economic damage
Answer
Emma HardyOfwat, the independent economic regulator, sets specific performance targets for companies in the five-yearly price review. Where companies fail to meet these targets, including pollution incidents, they must reimburse customers through lower water bills....
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