Water: Standards
Commons · Question 27288 · Tabled 29 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Chris Coghlan
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support water regulators in (a) monitoring (i) river and (ii) sea water quality and (b) rectifying low water quality.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 10 Feb 2025
For too long, water companies have discharged unacceptable levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. Since 01 January 2025, water companies are required to publish data related to discharges from all storm overflows within one hour of the discharg...