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River Thames: Water Treatment

Commons · Question 16968 · Tabled 8 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 14 Jul 2026

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Asked by Sarah Olney

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the efficacy of an indirect potable reuse scheme which would take treated sewage from Mogden Sewage Treatment Works, process it using an advanced water

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Answered by Emma Hardy, 14 Jul 2026

Water companies explore a wide range of options, and variants of those options, through the Water Resources Management Planning process. Many of these are not taken forward due to technical, practical, or cost considerations. Any new water recycling schem...