Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 116627

Sewage: Essex

Tabled: 27 February 2026

Answered: 19 March 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many recorded sewage discharge incidents into (a) the river Thames and (b) any other waterways in Essex that have occurred in each of the last five years; and what steps his Depart

Answer

Emma Hardy

The Environment Agency (EA) received 635 reports of sewage pollution in Essex and 330 reports for the River Thames originating from water companies and private sewage treatment facilities in the last five years. The EA has strengthened its regulation of t...

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