Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 38836
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, how often inspections are conducted on private sewage systems to prevent environmental contamination.
Answer
Emma HardyIn 2022, 2023 and 2024 respectively the Environment Agency carried out 185, 224 and 202 inspections of private sewerage systems, excluding private discharges of trade effluent.