United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 619
Water Supply: Lead
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18 July 2024
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23 July 2024 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure water companies assess the levels of lead in domestic drinking water supplies.
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18 July 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure water companies assess the levels of lead in domestic drinking water supplies.
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23 July 2024
Answer
Water companies are required to risk assess drinking water supplies from source to tap. Where there is a risk of lead in the water exceeding 10mg/l, water companies will treat the water with orthophosphate which reduces lead leaching significantly. In 202...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-18/619
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1722100
- uk · wq-1722100 · source updated 23 July 2024