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UIN 183575

Water: Pollution

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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2 May 2023

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9 May 2023 · Answer

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9 May 2023

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the amount of sludge that water companies removed during drinking water treatment and released into the environment in each of the last 12 mont

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  1. 2 May 2023

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the amount of sludge that water companies removed during drinking water treatment and released into the environment in each of the last 12 mont

    Source: Commons

  2. 9 May 2023

    Answer

    Sludge is nutrient rich output derived from the wastewater treatment process and is often used on agricultural land to meet soil and crop need. Sludge use on land is regulated through the Sludge Use in Agriculture Regulations (1989) and is supported by th...

    Source: Written answer

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