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Rivers: Sewage

Asked by David ChadwickLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 17 June 2025UIN 59634

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of excess sewage sludge on levels of river pollution.

Answered by Emma Hardy

Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989 (SUiAR) supported by the Sewage Sludge Code of Practice provide environmental and health protections from sludge spreading.

The Government is continuing to work with the Environment Agency to assess the regulatory framework for spreading sludge.

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