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Sewage: Runnymede and Weybridge

Asked by Dr Ben SpencerConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 28 October 2024UIN 9950

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Thames Water’s surface and foul water drainage asset management in the Runnymede and Weybridge constituency.

Answered by Emma Hardy

It is important for companies to maintain assets to ensure compliance with legal obligations and continuity of service for customers now and into the future. There are two common performance commitments that Ofwat uses, alongside other information, to monitor the health of wastewater assets. These are treatment works compliance and number of sewer collapses.

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