Environment Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 10 June 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans his Department has to increase the minimum amount of water that water supply companies are required to provide through emergency contingency arrangements in the event of normal supplies being contaminated by flooding.
Sir Michael Pitt's report on lessons learned from the 2007 floods included the recommendation that DEFRA should amend emergency regulations to increase the minimum amount of water to be provided in an emergency, in order to reflect reasonable needs during a longer-term loss of mains supply.
The Government's response, published on
Discussions have taken place with the water sector, the Drinking Water Inspectorate, the Health Protection Agency, the Consumer Council for Water, Ofwat and the Welsh Assembly Government, and we expect to make an announcement shortly.
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