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Sewage: Sherwood Forest

Asked by Michelle WelshLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 11 March 2026UIN 118386

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many incidents of sewage discharges occurred in Sherwood Forest constituency in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025; and which rivers and bodies of water were most affected.

Answered by Emma Hardy

In 2024, Severn Trent Water Limited reported 414 sewage spills through storm overflows from their permitted assets (sewage treatment works and combined sewer overflows) in the Sherwood Forest constituency.

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