Water: Pollution Control
Commons · Question 12402 · Tabled 23 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Maya Ellis
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Environment Agency is taking to investigate, regulate and monitor the potential impact of water pollution originating from highway runoff.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 29 Jun 2026
Highways outfalls discharge run-off from roads during rainfall and may collect and discharge contaminants to the environment. The Environment Agency (EA) will assess and take action on substantiated reports of pollution, and this includes from the highway...