Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 34201
Sewage: Waste Disposal
Tabled: 26 February 2025
Answered: 6 March 2025
Question
Ben Maguire
Liberal Democrat — North Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will take steps to enforce the responsibility of water companies to publish accessible real-time data on sewage released into (a) rivers, (b) seas and (c) other publi
Answer
Emma HardySince 1 January 2025, water companies are required to publish data related to discharges from all storm overflows within one hour of the discharge beginning. The Secretary of State has authorised Ofwat to carry out enforcement action for this duty, in acc...
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