Reservoirs

(asked on 10th November 2015) - View Source

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on implementing those aspects of the Floods and Water Management Act 2010 applicable to smaller reservoirs.


Answered by
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Rory Stewart
This question was answered on 17th November 2015

In February 2015, Defra announced it had decided not to make further changes to the inspection regime for smaller reservoirs because, at that time, the evidence base would not support such changes.


However, we are exploring potential further research which could provide additional evidence on the level of risk posed by smaller reservoirs.

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