Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 118388
Sewage: Waste Disposal
Tabled: 5 March 2026
Answered: 11 March 2026
Question
Michelle Welsh
Labour — Sherwood Forest
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to provide better access to historic data on sewage discharges.
Answer
Emma HardyThe Government is improving public access to information on sewage discharges. Since Event Duration Monitoring (EDM) was introduced in 2015, water companies have progressively installed monitors on storm overflows. Coverage increased over time and reached...
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