Written question WQ84530

Asked by: Samuel KurtzConservativeMember for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
To be answered by: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Tabled: 14 February 2022
Due: 21 February 2022
Answered: 24 February 2022
Time to answer: 10 days3 days after the due date

Question

Will the Minister disclose the total number of agri-pollution incidents that have occurred in Wales since the beginning of 2022.

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Answer

Answered by Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd

There have been 72 incidents reported to Natural Resources Wales between 1 January 2022 and 16 February 2022 of pollution to land, water and air from suspected agricultural sources. Activities under this classification include water pollution, land contamination and burning of waste. In total 16 incidents have been substantiated and the premises confirmed as agriculture and 21 incidents remain under investigation. Details on the NRW incident classification process are available on the NRW website

https://naturalresources.wales/media/681158/ogn-102-incident-categorisation-guidance-note-eng.pdf

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