Request for details of permit to Southern Water for releases of Combined Sewer Overflows/Outfalls (CSOs) in my area of Margate in Kent

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Dear Environment Agency,

I am based in Broadstairs, Kent and Viking Bay has been detromentally affected by CSOs over recent years.
Please provide me with details of the specific Environment Agency permit to Southern Water that allows the company to make releases of Combined Sewer Overflows/Outfalls (CSOs) in my area of Margate/Ramsgate in Kent.

Yours faithfully,

Mary Carewe

Dear Environment Agency,
I note you have not responded to my FOI request

By law you should normally have responded promptly and by 13 June 2022.

Can you give an explanation why you have not responded?

Yours faithfully,

Mary Carewe

National Requests, Environment Agency

Good afternoon,

 

The request falls under one area, KSL Enquiries.

 

You can contact them directly on [1][email address]

 

Kind regards

 

National Request Team

National Customer Contact Centre

Tel 03708 506 506

 

 

 

From: Mary Carewe <[FOI #861518 email]>
Sent: 14 June 2022 07:32
To: National Requests <[Environment Agency request email]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Request for details of
permit to Southern Water for releases of Combined Sewer Overflows/Outfalls
(CSOs) in my area of Margate in Kent

 

[You don't often get email from
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Dear Environment Agency,

I note you have not responded to my FOI request

 

By law you should normally have responded promptly and by 13 June 2022.

 

Can you give an  explanation why you have not responded?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Mary Carewe

 

 

 

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Dear Mary,

 

Thank you for your enquiry which was received on 12 May 2022.

 

I apologise for the delay in replying. Thank you for your patience at this
time and we apologise for any inconvenience caused by the delay.

 

We are taking safety measures for our staff, partners and customers
against the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19), in line with current
government and medical advice. For the latest information from the
government, please go to
[1]https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-ev...

 

We respond to requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and
Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

 

We have enclosed the three permits allowing CSOs closest to the location
that you have specified. You can access summary details of permits on our
online datasets, and submit any future requests for specific documents
through the public register.

[2]https://environment.data.gov.uk/public-r...

 

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If you have any further queries or if you’d like us to review the
information we have provided under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and
Environmental Information Regulations 2004 please contact us within two
months and we will happily do this for you.

 

 

Kind regards,

 

Customers and Engagement team

Kent, South London & East Sussex

 

 

 

 

 

From: Mary Carewe [[6]mailto:[FOI #861518 email]]
Sent: 12 May 2022 22:43
To: National Requests <[7][Environment Agency request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Request for details of permit to
Southern Water for releases of Combined Sewer Overflows/Outfalls (CSOs) in
my area of Margate in Kent

 

[You don't often get email from
[8][FOI #861518 email]. Learn why this is important
at [9]https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific...

 

Dear Environment Agency,

 

I am based in Broadstairs, Kent and Viking Bay has been detromentally
affected by CSOs over recent years.

Please provide me with details of the specific Environment Agency permit
to Southern Water that allows the company to make releases of Combined
Sewer Overflows/Outfalls (CSOs) in my area of Margate/Ramsgate in Kent.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Mary Carewe

 

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