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Water Treatment: Southampton

Commons · Question 21550 · Tabled 19 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 16 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Darren Paffey

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the wastewater licence at Portswood Wastewater Treatment Works in Southampton.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 16 Jan 2025

The adequacy of the Environmental Permit at Portswood Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) in Southampton has been assessed through various modelling investigations and regulatory reviews. These have resulted in several improvements at Portswood including th...