Water Supply: Lead
Commons · Question 619 · Tabled 18 Jul 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 23 Jul 2024
Question
Asked by Rachael Maskell
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.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 23 Jul 2024
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...