‘A big step forward’: Green groups welcome Environment Bill amendments on sewage

摘要

Government amendments to the Environment Bill aimed at increasing the transparency fromwater firms over their use of sewage discharges from combined sewer overflows (CSOs)have been welcomed by green groups.A number of amendments to the bill were tabled last week by the government, including a new requirement forwater companies to monitor the water quality impacts of their sewage discharges and publish this information.