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To: Ofwat to legislate

Public Register of Sewage treatment plants capacities

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I want Ofwat to introduce legislation that all sewage water companies are to have an up to date public list of all waste treatment plants, listing capacity in terms of population, and listing how many commercial and domestic customers they have on each. Plus any plans for investment in each treatment plant.
Plus for each treatment plant, we need a running report on the plants efficiency, and it overall condition.

Why is this important?

This would ensure that members of the public are aware of what is actually happening in their area. It would confirm if treatment plants are over or near capacity. This would ensure that when new building works are being proposed members of the public and local government have all the information needed to make an informed decision. It would also show the government where new builds could be safely built, without harm to the people and the environment.

At the moment there is only population capacity treatment data available through the Environment Agency. This only includes population, we need to know how many businesses are also on each sewage treatment plant.
Lastly, we need to know how the treatment plant is performing, when was maintenance last performed and what are its issues. 
United Kingdom

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2024-09-10 10:03:48 +0100

10 signatures reached

2024-08-27 18:09:20 +0100

Just had an update from Anglian Water through an EIR request, they have 361 treatment plants that have not been assessed on their spreadsheet for capacity, and as I read it their performance scheme, eg bronze, silver or gold.

2024-08-15 18:21:59 +0100

Other countries are confirming that they require all treatment plants to have a new treatment permit when -
"the agglomerations load increases or a change in the wastewater treatment system will trigger a requirement for a new permit."
"The new permits granted will ensures that conditions are set for the treatment plants that reflects the need for an increased capacity for the next 10 years or so, due to an increased population or the growth in discharges of non-domestic wastewater to the collecting and treatment system. It is a key principle that the collecting and treatment capacity should be increased before the load to the system increases."