Mr. SpellerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his answer of 19 May,Official Report, column 532, what regulations his Department has placed on the sewerage undertakers to provide protection for public health against sewer blockages or collapses.
§ Mr. AtkinsEach sewerage undertaker has a statutory duty under section 94 of the Water Industry Act 1991 to maintain sewers so that the area for which it is responsible is effectively drained and to make provision for emptying sewers and effectually disposing of the contents. It is for each sewerage undertaker to decide how to comply with the legislation. The duty is enforceable by the Director General of Water Services.