Water: Pollution.
This is a devolved matter.
For information on Wales the Honourable Member should contact Natural Resource Wales.
In the last 10 years the following number of water pollution incidents have been investigated by the Environment Agency in England: Year Number of Category 1 & 2 Serious water pollution incidents Number of Category 3 Minor water pollution incidents Total number of incidents Category 1-3 causing water pollution 2007 444 7838 8282 2008 378 7392 7770 2009 430 7855 8285 2010 336 8247 8583 2011 360 8144 8504 2012 293 7972 8265 2013 376 8109 8485 2014 361 6913 7274 2015 326 6037 6363 2016 314 6100 6414 2017 (to date) 100 2962 3062 Total 3718 77569 81287 These incidents, totalling 81,287 were all investigated and categorised as Category 1 Major, Category 2 Significant and Category 3 Minor impact.
Out of the confirmed water pollutions 3,718 were Category 1 and 2 serious incidents – the Environment Agency investigated all of these reports and attended on average 92%.
There were also 77,569 minor incidents – the Environment Agency investigated all of these reports and has attended on average 49%.
The Environment Agency investigates all reports of pollution incidents and make risk based decisions on the potential impact which determines site attendance.
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