§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the locations of sea sewage outfalls in Cornwall; what are the quantities of treated and untreated sewage discharged at each location; and at what distance from the high water mark.
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§ Mr. BaldryDetails of these discharges are available from the south-west regional office of the National Rivers Authority.
§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in theOfficial Report a list of those viruses which are not destroyed by primary treatment at a sewage treatment works; and the proportion of total viruses which are not destroyed by primary treatment.
§ Mr. BaldryThe report by Consultants in Environmental Sciences Ltd. into coastal sewage discharges indicates that primary treatment removes up to 50 per cent. of viruses. The report, which was commissioned by my Department, has been placed in the Library. Further discussion on this subject is contained in the Environment Select Committee's fourth report on pollution of beaches.