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Water Abstraction

Commons · Question 11262 · Tabled 28 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 5 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Mark Garnier

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Severn Water on reviewing the condition of the aquifers it abstracts water from.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 5 Nov 2024

The Environment Agency works closely with Severn Trent Water on the current condition of aquifers and the action needed to achieve a sustainable level of abstraction. Some aquifers in the Severn Trent Water supply area are over-abstracted and it is a chal...