Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 11262

Water Abstraction

Tabled: 28 October 2024

Answered: 5 November 2024

Question

Mark Garnier

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Severn Water on reviewing the condition of the aquifers it abstracts water from.

Answer

Emma Hardy

The Environment Agency works closely with Severn Trent Water on the current condition of aquifers and the action needed to achieve a sustainable level of abstraction. Some aquifers in the Severn Trent Water supply area are over-abstracted and it is a chal...

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