Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 52952

Water Companies

Tabled: 16 May 2025

Answered: 5 June 2025

Question

Rachel Gilmour

Liberal Democrat — Tiverton and Minehead

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with water companies on expanding the usage of community testing.

Answer

Emma Hardy

The Environment Agency (EA) engages with citizen science groups on a site-by-site basis regarding bathing waters along with water companies who do the same. The EA uses citizen science data to provide supplementary insights. Citizen science initiatives fo...

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