Source · Select Committees · Built Environment Committee
Recommendation 19
19
Paragraph: 85
We welcome proposals in the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill for the Environment Agency to review...
Conclusion
We welcome proposals in the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill for the Environment Agency to review the environmental permits of plants which discharge treated effluent into catchments impacted by nutrient pollution. This should be expanded to agricultural activity. The Environment Agency should inspect all farms within the 27 catchment areas subject to nutrient neutrality advice by the end of 2024 to ensure they are operating within their permitted pollution levels and enforce standards on those that are not.
Paragraph Reference:
85
Government Response
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