§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what action the United Kingdom is taking to prevent the eutrophication of those water bodies which will not be identified as sensitive areas under the EC urban waste water treatment directive because the source of nutrients is from a sewage works of less than 10,000 population equivalent in size;
(2) what mechanisms he will employ to protect sites of high nature conservation interest from damage due to nutrient enrichment water courses.
§ Mr. YeoThe National Rivers Authority will continue to impose conditions in consents for discharges which do not come within the scope of the urban waste water treatment directive, to meet any water quality objectives in force for the receiving waters in question. Our proposals for the system of statutory water quality objectives include a specific special eco-system use class in recognition of the needs of nature conservation.