Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 47581
Sewage: Water
Tabled: 23 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025
Question
Ben Maguire
Liberal Democrat — North Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing higher penalties for the failure of water companies to adequately (a) monitor and (b) report on sew
Answer
Emma HardyFor too long, water companies have discharged unacceptable levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. Since 1 January 2025, water companies have been required to publish data related to discharges from all storm overflows within one hour of the dis...
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