End sewage discharges into our seas and rivers.

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

Storm overflows were designed in the Victorian era to be used during extreme weather to prevent sewers becoming overloaded by releasing diluted wastewater into our rivers and sea. The system is outdated. The current government timeline and regulations is to have addressed the issue by 2050.

On the 26th Aug, 2022, the government published a plan to reduce the discharge of sewage from overflows by water companies, requiring them to take actions to ensure no storm overflows are operating outside of unusually heavy rainfall, or causing any adverse ecological harm by 2035, and, to improve all overflows discharging into or near designated bathing water, and 75% of overflows discharging to high priority ecological sites by 2050. We implore the government to set more ambitious targets.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand that you want the Government to set more ambitious targets to reduce the impact of storm overflow discharges, but it's not clear what new targets you want the Government to set.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

16 Mar 2023	Petition opened for signatures
20 Mar 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14

Status Rejected

Rejected 20 Mar 2023

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