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Recommendation 65
65
New housing developments must be used to set the standard for the sustainable sewerage networks...
Recommendation
New housing developments must be used to set the standard for the sustainable sewerage networks required in the 21st century. It is unacceptable for developers to increase the pressure on overloaded combined sewerage systems and not to contribute to improvements. We recommend that, in the process of approval of any new development in England, water companies ought to be empowered to require that any Community Infrastructure Levy payable by developers is used to enable separate surface water and foul sewers, in cases where provision has not already been made for such arrangements. (Paragraph 314) Restoring rivers to good ecological status
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 16 May 2022. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗