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Sewage: Gloucestershire

Asked by Dr Roz SavageLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 16 March 2026UIN 119159

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the operational capacity of Ampney St Peter Sewage Treatment Works in Gloucestershire.

Answered by Emma Hardy

Water companies must ensure that their infrastructure has sufficient capacity to manage demand.

Water companies are investing over £11bn in PR24, a record amount, to improve nearly 3,000 storm overflows across England and Wales over the next five years. For England, this equates to over £10bn to improve almost 2,500 storm overflows.

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