Members of Congress voted by 283 votes to 163, with a majority of 120 votes.
The government called it proposal Water companies will be required by law to “gradually reduce” dumping of untreated sewage into waterways.
But critics say the move does not require water companies to act quickly enough to allow dumping to continue in the next few years.
Conservative backbencher Kelly Tolhurst said that the government’s proposed amendment environment After supporting the House of Lords amendment that tried to end this practice, the bill is an “important step” to end the use of storm overflow to pump sewage into rivers.
Members of Rochester and Strode told the House of Commons: “There is no doubt that the water company pumping sewage into our waterways in 2021 is disgusting. So I did support the Duke of Wellington’s amendment two weeks ago because I hope that the government will take practical actions as much as possible to stop this practice.
“I will support the government today because I believe this new responsibility is combined with other measures environment Bill is an important step towards ending the use of storm overflow in the future. “
Liberal Democratic Party MP Tim Fallon said: “There is no target in terms of quantity or time scale. In this case, the water company has the ability to continue their current work. This is to get the Conservative backbenchers out of trouble, and Not to provide water companies with the direction they need.”
Westmoreland and Lonsdale MPs added: “I am disgusted with dumping untreated sewage into Lake Windermere for 71 consecutive days in any year.
“This won’t stop it. Currently, the water company dumps 40% of the phosphate in Windermere. If this drops to 39%, there is no measure to say whether this is appropriate, so I think the water company will think it’s OK of.”
