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Water Companies

Asked by Rachel GilmourLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 5 June 2025UIN 52952

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with water companies on expanding the usage of community testing.

Answered by Emma Hardy

The Environment Agency (EA) engages with citizen science groups on a site-by-site basis regarding bathing waters along with water companies who do the same.

The EA uses citizen science data to provide supplementary insights. Citizen science initiatives focused on sewage and wider catchment pressures include Riverfly, The Big River Watch, Great UK WaterBlitz, and SmartRivers.

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