AQW 25338/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Infrastructure
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she will bring forward legislative proposals to end sewage discharges into bathing waters.
Asked by John Blair MLA on 5 November 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 5 November 2021
- Answer due by
- 22 November 2021
- Answered
- 17 November 202112 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Infrastructure
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The responsibility for regulating sewage discharge into bathing waters lies with the Minister for Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs (DAERA), and as such he is best placed to advise on any proposals to amend legislation on this matter.
I can advise however that NI Water continues to work with DAERA to improve the water environment through targeted investment in improving sewage treatment.