All wastewater treatment works serving a population of 250 or more should be upgraded before the end of the decade, according to a House of Lords committee. Facilities which serve below 2,000 people are currently exempt from legal obligations to improve wastewater treatments works by 2030. However, the House of Lords Built Environment Committee claims that the current exemption is having a negative effect on housing schemes in villages and smaller communities.
Duty to upgrade sewage treatments should be expanded
