River Thames - All Types

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress his Department has made on improving water quality in (a) Romford constituency and (b) the London Borough of Havering.

Answered by Robbie Moore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

We are committed to continue to improving water quality and are delivering the record investment, the stronger regulation and the tougher enforcement to improve our water for our own health, for nature and the economy. For example, on 20 February we announced plans to more than quadruple Environment Agency (EA) water company inspections, strengthening oversight, reducing the reliance on self-monitoring.

The EA is working with Thames Water under the Water industry National Environment Programme’ (WINEP) scheme on improved monitoring for the two wastewater treatment works in Havering that discharge to the River Ingrebourne, and in Brentwood on a scheme to reduce phosphorous.

Thames Water were required to install ‘Event Duration Monitoring’ (EDM) at all storm overflows on their sewerage network before the end of 2023; the two sites requiring EDM in Havering have had these since 2019.

Further schemes are ongoing with Groundwork East to deliver a combined Yellowfish and Junior River Wardens project working with schools along the River Ingrebourne, with potential to expand this scheme to cover the River Rom.

Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Environment Agency

Mar. 28 2024

Source Page: Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race 2024: notice of event
Document: Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race 2024: notice of event (webpage)

Found: Canoe Race 2024: notice of event Information on the restrictions affecting the navigation on the River

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mar. 28 2024

Source Page: Recovered appeal: 225 Marsh Wall, London (ref: 3307773 - 28 March 2024)
Document: Recovered appeal: 225 Marsh Wall, London (ref: 3307773 - 28 March 2024) (PDF)

Found: Email from Thames Water to Chalegrove dated 08 February 2021 iv.

Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Department for Business and Trade

Mar. 28 2024

Source Page: Steel public procurement 2024
Document: Steel public procurement 2024 (PDF)

Found: Reinforcement UK Yes 33 £37,448 All Penketh & Whittle Reinforcement UK Yes 1 £1,391 All Matlock River

Lords Chamber
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill
2nd reading - Wed 27 Mar 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Viscount Hanworth (Lab - Excepted Hereditary) modest houses and, for an illustration, I shall consider a small estuarine town on the mouth of the River - Speech Link

Select Committee

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Oral Evidence Mar. 26 2024

Inquiry: Work of Defra
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Found: You will recall that the chair of Kemble Water Holdings and Thames Water, who I understand has now

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