Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 27288

Water: Standards

Tabled: 29 January 2025
Answered: 10 February 2025

Question

Chris Coghlan

Liberal DemocratDorking and Horley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support water regulators in (a) monitoring (i) river and (ii) sea water quality and (b) rectifying low water quality.

Answer

Emma Hardy
For too long, water companies have discharged unacceptable levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. Since 01 January 2025, water companies are required to publish data related to discharges from all storm overflows within one hour of the discharg...

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