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<p>The Government is clear that the volume of sewage being discharged into our waters
in unacceptable. That is why our Plan for Water sets out more investment, stronger
regulation, and tougher enforcement to tackle pollution and clean up our water.</p><p>
</p><p>Alongside this, our <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F6537e1c55e47a50014989910%2FExpanded_Storm_Overflows_Discharge_Reduction_Plan.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Ca6bfb334c3c544ec7b3608dc014da08e%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638386680129682357%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=0Ewyoaf7KkECc45DlOgx%2BeODPkrRpl2TCXTXfvi3gvM%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan</a> sets clear and specific
targets for water companies to reduce sewage discharges, and will drive the largest
infrastructure programme in water company history - £60 billion capital investment
over 25 years</p><p> </p><p>The rivers in the vicinity of Warwick and Leamington (River
Avon and River Leam) are not designated Bathing Waters. Monitoring undertaken by the
Environment Agency is primarily focussed on its statutory duties to monitor and report
environmental quality.</p><p> </p><p>We have increased the number of storm overflows
monitored across the network: in 2010 only 7% were monitored, and now 100% are being
monitored.</p><p> </p><p>Nationally, the Environment Agency has directed water companies
to make significant improvements through the PR19 Water Industry National Environment
Plan and water company business plans, including upgrading over 8,000 storm overflows
in successive price reviews since 1989. This has resulted in water companies investing
£3.1 billion to improve storm overflows between 2020 and 2025.</p><p> </p><p>Locally,
Severn Trent Water, as part of their Green Recovery Programme, are carrying out a
trial to improve a stretch of the River Leam near Warwick & Leamington Spa with
the aim of making the river safer to swim in a location where bathing is known to
occur. This trial includes river monitoring and improvements to some of Severn Trent’s
sewer network, infrastructure and discharges.</p>
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