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Sewage: Waste Disposal

Asked by Munira WilsonLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 9 March 2026UIN 116557

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many sewage works suffered a structural malfunction resulting in sewage discharge in each of the last five years.

Answered by Emma Hardy

The Environment Agency has published data on the number of water company wastewater pollution incidents by source, including from sewage treatment works, over the last five years. Water and Sewerage Pollution Incident Report for 2016-2024.

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