§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will take steps to reduce the amount of fats from catering outlets entering the sewerage system. [30468]
§ Mr. MeacherUnder the Water Industry Act 1991, the water companies are responsible for management of their sewerage systems and discharges to them. It is an offence under the Act to interfere with the free flow of a sewer.
I understand that water companies undertake a number of initiatives to control the amount of fats entering the sewerage system. These range from educational initiatives to prevent careless disposal of fats, encouragement of installation of fat traps to prevent entry into the sewerage system and development of technology to break down fats once they have entered the system.