Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 52953

Water: Pollution Control

Tabled: 16 May 2025
Answered: 22 May 2025

Question

Rachel Gilmour

Liberal DemocratTiverton and Minehead

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average time was between a pollution discharge notification and a public bathing water quality warning being issued during the 2024 season.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Environment Agency (EA) does not record the time between notifying a Local Authority of a pollution incident that may affect a bathing water and how long it then takes the Local Authority, who have the responsibility for notifications being put up at ...

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