Keep water firms 'honest': Conservative MPs call for inland bathing water site target

Stuart Stone
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Conservative Environment Network urges government to impose ambitious inland bathing water site target following water company apology

More than 40 MPs in the Conservative Environment Network have today called on the government to set a new target for designating inland bathing water sites that stringently monitor pollution levels in...

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