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Government pledges to legislate on sewer storm overflows

Published on: 29 March 2021
Published by LNB News

LNB News 29/03/2021

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Issue Date: 29 March 2021

Published Date: 29 March 2021

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

Article summary

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that the government will legislate to create three duties to help reduce instances of storm overflows being used. The use of storm overflows has been growing due to increased rainfall and the fact that water infrastructure development has not aligned with population growth. By diminishing water companies' reliance on storm overflows Defra seeks to help reduce pollution in waterways.

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