United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 128700
Sewage: Water Companies
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20 January 2023
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26 January 2023 · Answer
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26 January 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure that water companies do not discharge sewage during dry spells.
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20 January 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure that water companies do not discharge sewage during dry spells.
Source: Commons
26 January 2023
Answer
Environment Agency guidance requires that storm overflows are designed so that the they do not spill in dry weather. It is the responsibility of water companies to comply with their permits and to avoid polluting the environment. If overflows operate outs...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-01-20/128700
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1569079
- uk · wq-1569079 · source updated 26 January 2023