Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 8

South West Water: Pollution

Tabled: 17 July 2024

Answered: 29 July 2024

Question

Andrew George

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) raw sewage and (b) other polluting discharges into (i) rivers and (ii) coastal waters were recorded by (A) the Environment Agency, (B) public and citizen science organisat

Answer

Emma Hardy

There were 3,466 incidents into a waterbody in the Devon, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (DCS) area over the last 5 years, of which 929 were related to untreated sewage: Reported Year(a) Cat 1-3 incidents with an impact on water(b) Crude Sewage Incidents in...

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