Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 38835
Sewers: Private Sector
Tabled: 17 March 2025
Answered: 24 March 2025
Question
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat — West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what penalties exist for owners of private sewage systems which leak into (a) soil and (b) watercourses.
Answer
Emma HardyIn cases where private sewerage systems cause pollution of either soil or watercourses the operator of that system may be committing an offence under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016 and, as such, may be subject to the potential penalties set...
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