This petition was submitted during the 2020-2024 Conservative government

Rejected petition Stop the dumping of raw sewage into Lough Neagh

Regulate the levels of raw sewage that is currently populating Lough Neagh

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It requests action at a local level.

We can’t accept petitions that request action at a local level.

In any case, water quality is devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly. This means that your petition is about something that the Northern Ireland Executive and Northern Ireland Assembly is responsible for.

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