Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 20776
Sewage: Pollution
Tabled: 17 December 2024
Answered: 6 January 2025
Question
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what specific steps he is taking to (a) monitor and (b) mitigate the environmental impact of sewage spills on (i) waterways and (ii) broader ecosystems.
Answer
Emma HardyFrom 1 January 2025, water companies will be required to publish data related to discharges from all storm overflows within one hour of the discharge beginning (under section 141DA of the Water Industry Act 1991 as inserted by section 81 of the Environmen...
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