Sewage: Dorset
Commons · Question 118639 · Tabled 6 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of combined sewage overflows discharging into the South Winterborne at Martinstown on the environment.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 19 Mar 2026
The Environment Agency regularly assess the impact of storm overflows on the environment, including those discharging into the South Winterborne at Martinstown. Water companies are installing continuous water quality monitors to quantify the impacts of se...