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HL HL12975
Water Abstraction
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3 February 2021
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17 February 2021 · Answer
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17 February 2021
Summary
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the abstraction of high flow water to reduce the amount of surplus rainwater being wasted.
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3 February 2021
Written question
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the abstraction of high flow water to reduce the amount of surplus rainwater being wasted.
Source: Lords
17 February 2021
Answer
The Environment Agency has worked with abstractors and the National Farmers Union (NFU) to temporarily abstract flood water to fill large reservoirs, subject to it not causing derogation to existing licensed abstractors or creating any environmental risk ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-03/HL12975
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1283764
- uk · wq-1283764 · source updated 17 February 2021