§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list directions made by his Department to the Welsh water authority under section 30(6) of the Water Act 1973, giving the dates and the nature of each such direction.
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§ Mr. GristNone. This section has subsequently been repealed by the Public Utility Transfers and Water Charges Act 1988.
§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what directions he has made under the provisions of section 31(3) of the Water Act 1973, to the Welsh water authority, at any time since the coming into force of this Act, giving the date and nature of any such directions.
§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales on what dates since the coming into force of the Water Act 1973 he has made any regulations under section 32(2) of the Act in relation to the installation of meters.
§ Mr. GristThere were no regulations made under section 32(2) of the Water Act 1973. This section has subsquently been repealed by the Public Utility Transfers and Water Charges Act 1988.
§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many applications have been made to the Welsh Office since the implementation of the Water Act 1973 for permitting a new discharge into a river in Wales; and, of these, how many have been approved and how many have been rejected.
§ Mr. GristApproximately 300 applications for new or altered discharges into rivers, including storm water and emergency overflows, have been received by the Welsh Office since June 1985. None has been rejected, although many have been approved with more stringent conditions than were originally sought. Prior to this, water authorities were not obliged to apply formally for consent unless specifically requested to do so by the Department and comparable figures are therefore not available.