Someone in the Environment Agency is spelling it out
Water and sewerage company effluent discharges: supply chain failure
There it is. Brexit. On the Government’s own website.
Taking photos as I guess they will try and change it
gov.uk/government/pub…
Water and sewerage company effluent discharges: supply chain failure
There it is. Brexit. On the Government’s own website.
Taking photos as I guess they will try and change it
gov.uk/government/pub…
Here you are! 
And, just to be on the safe side, here are the instructions about the conditions relation to permits, exceptions and enforcement.
“You must make sure that your discharge does not cause or risk causing:
•significant environmental damage, including causing environmental damage as defined by the Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (England) Regulations 2015
•significant environmental damage, including causing environmental damage as defined by the Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (England) Regulations 2015
“•significant pollution or significant harm to water, air, soil, plants or animals”
That was issued on 15th Oct 2021.
“We will withdraw this RPS on 31 December 2021 unless we extend it. After this date you must have a permit that authorises the activity covered by this RPS or stop the activity.”
“We will withdraw this RPS on 31 December 2021 unless we extend it. After this date you must have a permit that authorises the activity covered by this RPS or stop the activity.”
Basically. On 15 Oct the Environment Agency issued a notice, specifically in response to Supply Chain issues (largely CAUSED by this Government) telling water companies that they would not automatically be prosecuted for the discharge of sewage PROVIDING they met with conditions
Basically. On 15 Oct the Environment Agency issued a notice, specifically in response to Supply Chain issues (largely CAUSED by this Government) telling water companies that they would not automatically be prosecuted for the discharge of sewage PROVIDING they met with conditions
Those conditions are specified in the notice and every discharge that would otherwise be in breach of their permit must have written permission from the Environment Agency.
This does nothing to reduce the underlying problems that are leading to the supply chain breakdown.
This does nothing to reduce the underlying problems that are leading to the supply chain breakdown.
H/t @liberalUKGeek for this article that points out that the Gov was warned (again) in June that the shortage of supply of drivers with the necessary high level quals for moving hazardous substances would lead to critical issues.
In fact that was spelled out prior to Brexit
In fact that was spelled out prior to Brexit
https://twitter.com/liberalukgeek/status/1453337025839607808
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