Rivers: Pollution
(asked on 14th March 2024) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, by what criteria he grades the cleanliness of rivers.
Answered by
Robbie Moore
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 2nd April 2024
The cleanliness of rivers in England is graded through the assessment of their ecological and chemical status as set out here: River basin planning process overview - 3. Defining and describing the water environment - Guidance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)).