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River Thames: Sewage

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Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

UIN 122505, tabled on 13 January 2023

Question

Munira Wilson
Liberal Democrat
Twickenham
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the implication for his polices of Thames Water’s proposal to convey millions of litres of treated wastewater into the River Thames at Teddington Weir, including (a) potential health implications, (b) impact on biodiversity and (c) safeguards to protect water quality.

Answer

Rebecca Pow
Conservative
Taunton Deane
Commons

Answered on

25 January 2023

The Environment Agency (EA) has reviewed work undertaken by Thames Water to understand the risks and mitigation required for a Teddington Direct River Abstraction (DRA) scheme through the Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) gated process to ensure it meets stringent environmental standards. The EA is currently reviewing any proposals for new water resources options through the statutory Water Resources Management Plan consultation and more detailed assessment of Teddington DRA through the RAPID gated process.

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