Rivers: Sewage
Commons · Question 4798 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of sewage discharges and combined sewer overflows on chalk stream ecosystems and Atlantic salmon populations.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 4 Jun 2026
Chalk streams are an incredible source of national pride. As one of Britain’s most nature-rich habitats, they support some of our rarest wildlife - from chalk salmon to trout, they are home to beloved and endangered species. Restoring our chalk streams to...