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River Thames: Standards

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 2 March 2026UIN 114393

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the water quality of the River Thames along the South Essex shoreline.

Answered by Emma Hardy

The Environment Agency is working with Water Companies on WINEP schemes in your constituency, including three investigations due for completion in 2027 and six projects to install monitors at sewage treatment works.

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