Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 86954

Sewage: Standards

Tabled: 30 October 2025

Answered: 11 November 2025

Named Day

Question

Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of developer-led wastewater misconnections on sewage treatment works capacity; and what plans she has to strengthen enforcement pow

Answer

Emma Hardy

Most modern homes will have sewerage systems that separate wastewater from surface water, and discharge each into separate drains. Property owners are legally responsible for resolving misconnected pipework on their property; public misconnections are the...

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