Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 16969
Water Supply
Tabled: 8 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026
Named DayQuestion
Sarah Olney
Liberal Democrat — Richmond Park
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the efficacy of an indirect potable reuse schemes for direct discharge to reservoirs as an environment buffer.
Answer
Emma HardyIndirect potable reuse (water recycling) uses an environmental buffer before abstracting water into drinking water treatment and supply. This environmental buffer can be a reservoir. There are few schemes in operation currently, but water recycling will p...
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