Question follow-through · 18462
River Grom: Flood Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a water meadow on the flow from South Tunbridge Wells Waste Treatment Works into the River Grom.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 6 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 10 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 19 Dec 2024 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a water meadow on the flow from South Tunbridge Wells Waste Treatment Works into the River Grom.
10 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Dec 2024
Answer published
The Environment Agency (EA) continues to regulate Southern Water (SW) in the Tunbridge Wells area, including through the Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP). The EA also monitor SW’s permit compliance to drive required improvements. More...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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