Written question asked by Helen Jackson (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 March 1997. It was answered by James Clappison (Conservative) on Monday, 10 March 1997 on behalf of the Department of the Environment.

Dept of the Environment

Question: Which areas of the North and Irish Seas have been designated high natural dispersion areas. - Inc fact that have placed in the Library a table of those areas in England and Wales in the North and Irish seas jointly identified (Dep/3 4783).

Answer: Mrs. Helen Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment which areas of the North and Irish seas have been designated high natural dispersion areas. [18779] Mr. Clappison: I have placed in the Libraries of the House a table of those areas in England and Wales in the North and Irish seas jointly identified by my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for the Environment and for Wales as high natural dispersion areas for the purposes of the EC directive on urban waste water treatment. The areas are identified by their reference number and the names of associated discharges. A marine water body or area can be identified as a high natural dispersion area if the discharge of waste water does not adversely affect the environment as a result of morphology, hydrology or specific hydraulic conditions which exist in that area. High natural dispersion areas identified in Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 18779; 292 c74W
Session: 1996-97
Subjects: EU law Pollution Water Sewage Seas and oceans North Sea Water treatment Irish Sea
Contains statistics: Yes