§ Mr. MansTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has reached a decision about the scheme proposed by the North West water company to discharge sewage via a long sea outfall into the Lune deep.
§ Mr. TrippierThe Secretary of State has given careful consideration to the applications submitted by the then North West water authority, to the representations received and to the benefits of the proposed scheme. He has also had regard to his policy announcement on 5 March that all substantial discharges of sewage should be treated. In the light of these considerations, he has decided not to give his consent to the proposed scheme which does not incorporate treatment and where there is no guarantee that a suitable site for a treatment works will become available. Letters have gone today to the North West Water plc and to the National Rivers Authority informing them of this decision. All those who made representations about this scheme will be informed in due course.
§ Mr. HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has reached a decision about the scheme proposed by the South West water company to discharge sewage via a long sea outfall into the sea at Gwithian.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryThe Secretary of State has given careful consideration to the applications submitted by the then South West water authority, to the representations received and to the benefits of the proposed scheme. He has also had regard to his policy announcement on 5 March that all substantial discharges of sewage should be treated. In the light of these considerations he has decided that he can give his consent to the proposed scheme on the conditions that it be modified to incorporate primary treatment and that there must be scope for the addition of secondary treatment later should this prove necessary. Letters have gone today to South West Water plc and to the National Rivers Authority informing them of this decision. All those who made representations about this scheme will be informed in due course.