River Pollution from Agriculture

Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd – in the Senedd at 2:41 pm on 13 October 2021.

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Photo of Mike Hedges Mike Hedges Labour 2:41, 13 October 2021

Can I thank the Minister for that response? Whilst last week the major public debate was about safety from COVID, my e-mail account had more contact regarding pollution of the River Wye than it did about anything else. I'm also aware of the pollution of other rivers from agricultural run-off. People are also concerned about run-off from chicken farms and nitrogen and other chemicals going into the river. Can we expect to see an improvement in river quality in the near future? Because from what I hear from people regarding the River Wye, it is in a very delicate state at the moment, and I'm sure other rivers will be in exactly the same position fairly soon. We need to protect our rivers, and whatever it takes to protect our rivers needs to be done.