Hours of sewage spillages since 2019 (FOI)Hours of sewage spillages since 2019 (FOI)
Produced by the Freedom of Information officeAuthored by Government of Jersey and published on
05 July 2024.Prepared internally, no external costs.
Request
Please provide a year-by-year breakdown of the number of hours sewage was spilled across Jersey in the last five years (including 2024).
Within that breakdown, please confirm the locations where the sewage was spilled.
Any information to the primary causes of spillage and action taken would also be welcome.
Response
The information requested is partially exempt under Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 as the information up to 18 June 2021 is accessible on www.gov.je within the previous Freedom of Information response linked below:
Sewage spillage events (FOI)
The attached spreadsheet provides the remaining requested information for 2021 to 3 June 2024.
Sewage spill data.pdf
Article applied
Article 23 - Information accessible to applicant by other means
(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it is reasonably available to the applicant, otherwise than under this Law, whether or not free of charge.
(2) A scheduled public authority that refuses an application for information on this ground must make reasonable efforts to inform the applicant where the applicant may obtain the information.
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