Labor Britain will leave with the cleanest rivers on record By 2030, by cutting sewage pollution from water firms in half, Environment secretary will say.
Steve reed Desire Promise on Sunday to make Britain’s rivers the most clean since the records start With £ 104BN investment for reconstruction of the country’s collapse sewage pipes.
Mr. Reid will also do Roll out a set of strict new rules to reduce pollution And a “root and branch” overhall of ways to regulate water companies.
With a historic report in the industry to be published on Monday, Environment Secretary is to promise families of cleaner beaches and healthy rivers across the country.
This will first mark that ministers have set a clear target to reduce sewage pollution against which they can be judged in the next election.
The purpose of the package is to reduce phosphorus from wastewater treated by 2028 – polluting algae causes bloom, which are harmful to wildlife.
The pledge comes when the government has faced public hatred on record sewage spills and rising bills, while the debt-affected water firms have been tasked to roam around the poor regime.
Mr. Reid said: “Families have seen their local rivers, the beaches and lakes are suffering from the record level of pollution.
“My pledge: The government will reduce sewage pollution from water companies by the end of the decade.”
It comes before Monday morning that the Publication of the Landmark Review of Independent Water Commission in the sick water sector.
The Commission was established by the UK and Welsh governments as part of their reaction to systemic failures in the industry, although ministers refused to nationalize companies.
The government will respond to the recommendations in Parliament on Monday.
On Friday, Environment agency It was learned that the incidence of serious pollution increased by 60 percent last year due to water firms across England compared to 2023.
Watchdog said that companies recorded a total of 2,801 pollution incidents in 2024, above 2,174 in 2023.
Of these, 75 were classified as “severe or frequent” disadvantages for wildlife and human health, above 47 last year, wildlife and human health.
The ministers have vowed a “root and branch reform” for the industry and introduced a package of previous year measures to cut pollution levels.
He has banned bonuses for 10 owners this year and threatened a jail sentence for the law -breaking officials.
The government has planned a £ 104BN of investment for upgrading consumer bills for upgrading the schemes for £ 104BN investment and the construction of new treatment work as well as the shareholder payments of executive bonuses.
Meanwhile, the environment agency has achieved a record £ 189M for inspection and supporting hundreds of enforcement officers for prosecution, with an increase in fines funding from companies.
Ministers hope that this sewage will help reach newly declared goals on pollution, causing damage to swimmers, loss of aquatic life and destruction of ecosystems.
“One of the largest infrastructure projects in the history of England will clean our rivers, lakes and seas for good,” said Mr. Reid.
The new pledge also involves working with developed governments to ban wet wipes containing plastic in the UK, continuing work on pre-pipe measures, such as permanent drainage systems, and nature-based solutions introduced testing by water companies, such as the Wetlands manufactured.
This Storm comes with overflow discharge reduction plan, setting a target on reducing spills, including 75 percent decrease in discharge in rare chalk currents such as high-east sites by 2035.
The 2020 Baseline is already a statutory target to reduce phosphorus loading from wastewater until 2038, as well as an interim target of 50 percent reduction by the end of January 2028 under the Environmental Reform Scheme.