AQW 33799/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any investigations under way to determine how a cleaning substance entered the Ballykelly River.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 17 October 2025
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 17 October 2025
- Answer due by
- 3 November 2025
- Answered
- 3 November 202517 days after tabling
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Loughs Agency led the investigation, supported by my staff. Checks of the local stormwater system, testing of foul sewers, and door-to-door checks found no evidence of pollution. The incident appears to have been caused by a short duration discharge of a domestic chemical agent that quickly passed through the system.