Scrapping housebuilder water pollution rules in England to cost taxpayer £140m
by Helena Horton Environment reporter from Environment | The Guardian on (#6E8SP)
Under Lords amendment, developers will no longer have to offset nutrient pollution from new homes' sewage
Taxpayers will pick up the bill for pollution by housebuilders, government officials have admitted, as rules on chemical releases into waterways are scrapped.
If an amendment in the House of Lords tabled on Tuesday passes, developers will no longer have to offset the nutrient pollution caused by sewage from new homes. The government has said it will double Natural England's wetland funding to 280m in order to show it is trying to meet the requirements of its legally binding Environment Act.
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