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Recommendation 25
25
Acknowledged
Paragraph: 169
We recommend that the Environment Agency either develop the in-house capacity or tender for external...
Recommendation
We recommend that the Environment Agency either develop the in-house capacity or tender for external assistance necessary for the analysis of the volume of data generated by EDMs and for the establishment of techniques to identify discharges which are likely to breach permit conditions.
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169
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
As part of the Improving Water Company Performance Taskforce, the Environment Agency is currently developing systems to analyse the data generated by Event Duration Monitors (EDMs) and establishing techniques to identify discharges which are likely to breach permit conditions.
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