Petition · past parliament

Change laws to prevent sewage dumping into rivers.

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

To put a ban on sewage dumping.
To put in harsher punishments for organisations who may ignore laws which are already in place
for the government to help clean rivers effected by the dumping of sewage or any substance which will effect the health of the river and its local ecosystem
We want the government to act on this as many of these organisations will not respond to local voices. By adding a punishment we can hopefully reduce the number of accidents.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: Ban the release of any untreated raw sewage and separate rainwater from sewage

Timeline

14 Nov 2022 Petition opened for signatures
18 Nov 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 18 Nov 2022

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.