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Written Question · S2W-10542 · Session 2

How much sewage sludge has been produced in Scotland, on average, in each of the last five years from sewage processors (a) within and (b) …

Answered Asked by Adam Ingram SNP Lodged 13 Sep 2004

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much sewage sludge has been produced in Scotland, on average, in each of the last five years from sewage processors (a) within and (b) outwith Scotland.

The answer

Answered by Ross Finnie on 17 Sep 2004 · 4 days after it was lodged, on time

Precise information on the amount of sewage sludge produced in Scotland is not held centrally. This is a matter for the operators concerned (principally Scottish Water). “Sewage sludge” is simply a term for a product of waste water treatment. No sewage sludge, therefore, is produced in Scotland by treatmentoutwith Scotland, though it is possible that sewage sludge produced outwithScotland may be subjected to further treatment within Scotland. Again, this would be a matter for operators of sludge treatment facilities.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-10542 by reference.