Department of Environment

1. On 2 February 2017, the Complainant requested certain information regarding water pollution in
certain areas of the Island and the concentrations of certain chemicals (the Requested Information)
such as was held by the SPA.


2. The SPA wrote to the complainant on 3 March 2017 via the FOI Unit and initially withheld/redacted
certain of the Requested Information (the Withheld Information) under Arts. 23, 25, 26, 29 and 33
of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 (the Law), which the Complainant subsequently
contested and requested an internal review.


3. The SPA sent the outcome of its internal review on 25 May 2017 (the Internal Review), upholding
its original position.