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Reservoirs: Cambridgeshire

Commons · Question 29225 · Tabled 11 Sep 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 17 Sep 2026

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Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to question 22817 on Reservoirs: Cambridgeshire, what assessment has she made of the source of the high nitrate levels found in water source

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Answered by Emma Hardy, 17 Sep 2026

A drought permit application is expected from Anglian Water in early October to support refilling Grafham Water if sustained rainfall is received. The Great Ouse Catchment System Plan partnership project has been formed to identify and track sources of ni...