Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 114246

Sewage: Torquay

Tabled: 20 February 2026

Answered: 2 March 2026

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Question

Steve Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Environment Agency has undertaken modelling of wastewater discharges from the Meadfoot sewage outfall in Torquay to assess the interaction of those discharges with tidal mo

Answer

Emma Hardy

The beach is monitored by the EA during the bathing season which runs from mid-May to September. The EA monitors the bathing water for bacteria. The results from Meadfoot Beach put it in the highest class for clean water quality: it is rated as excellent....

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