Section 141D: Environment Agency reports

Water Industry Act 1991 · 1991 c. 56View on legislation.gov.uk

Part IV: SEWERAGE SERVICES — CHAPTER 4: Storm overflows

The Environment Agency must publish annual reports in relation to the operation of storm overflows of sewerage undertakers whose area is wholly or mainly in England.

A report under this section must specify—

the location of the storm overflows;
the watercourse, body of water or underground strata into which the storm overflows discharge;
the frequency and duration of discharges from the storm overflows in the period to which the report relates;
where the information is available, the volume of each discharge in that period.

Reports under this section are to relate to successive calendar years, starting with 2021.

A storm overflow report must be published by the Environment Agency —

before 1 April in the year after the calendar year to which it relates, and
in such manner as the Environment Agency thinks fit.

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