Reservoirs
Lords · Question HL3495 · Tabled 14 Sep 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 17 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to revise the minimum capacity of large raised reservoirs as set out in the Reservoir Act 1975.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock, 17 Sep 2026
Safety regulation applies to raised reservoirs holding 25,000m3 or more of water. Research over the next two years gathering evidence about reservoirs storing between 10,000m3 and 25,000m3 of water - their number, condition and hazard posed for communitie...