HC Deb 20 December 1988 vol 144 cc190-1W
Dr. Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total of non-compliant sewage treatment works in 1986 and 1987 in England and Wales, broken down by water authority area.

Sewage treatment works with numerical consent conditions: non-compliance 1986 and 1987—England and Wales
Water authority Number Number tested Works in breach of consent
Number Percentage of works tested
1986 1987 1986 1987 1986 1987 1986 1987
Anglian 782 760 774 754 309 260 40 34
Northumbrian 196 182 196 82 37 27 19 15
North West 458 448 458 448 62 55 14 12
Severn-Trent 773 753 762 742 179 160 23 22
Southern 282 274 282 274 54 39 19 14
South West 226 226 188 219 55 65 29 30
Thames 374 382 374 379 67 70 18 18
Welsh 803 764 668 611 112 108 17 18
Wessex 272 272 272 270 39 29 14 11
Yorkshire 380 360 380 351 88 74 23 21
England and Wales 4,546 4,421 4,354 4,230 1,002 887 23 21