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River Mersey: Sewage

Asked by Derek TwiggLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 14 July 2026UIN 17300

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the levels of sewage inflow into the River Mersey.

Answered by Emma Hardy

The Environment Agency’s 2025-2030 Water Industry National Environment Programme is assessing risks from storm overflows in the Mersey catchment. The programme requires United Utilities to investigate the impact of over 450 storm overflows and to complete three investigations aimed at developing a catchment scale approach to reducing sewage discharges.

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