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| Flood and Water Management Bill, As Amended |
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| | Flood risk management function |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘The flood risk management function will be scrutinised in accordance with the |
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| | provisions of the bill by both Houses of Parliament under the provisions of the |
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| | European Communities Act 1972.’. |
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| | Regular maintenance of water courses |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘The Environment Agency must undertake a programme of regular maintenance |
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| | work of major water courses on an annual basis with quarterly reports to both |
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| | Pilot schemes for adoption of private drains |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘The Environment Agency must establish a pilot scheme with the aim of— |
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| | (a) | auditing all private drains and sewers; |
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| | (b) | assessing their condition; |
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| | (c) | estimating the likely cost of adopting all private drains and sewers in |
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| | (d) | estimating the likely cost on customers’ bills.’. |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Water Industry Act 1991 is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | After section 2 insert— |
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| | “(3) | The Director must carry out the imposed by this section in such a way as |
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| | (a) | promote the sustainable management and use of water; |
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| | (b) | ensure that regulatory duty to Ofwat is structured to promote |
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| | sustainablility in the water management supply chain, paying |
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| | particular attention to innovation and treatment processes, |
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| | energy efficiency, job security, leakage control and water |
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| | efficiency activities, including an obligation to promote a more |
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| | long-term (20 years or more) approach by water companies to |
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| | their investment programmes; |
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| | (c) | promote skills in the water industry, by publishing a skills |
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| | (d) | promote employment in the water industry, through an annual |
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| | report to Ministers on the number of jobs in the sector and in the |
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| | Sustainable urban drainage systems |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘A full definition of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) is “Sustainable |
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| | drainage systems or sustainable (urban) drainage systems: a sequence of |
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| | management practices and control structures designed to drain surface water in a |
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| | more sustainable fashion than some conventional techniques (may also be |
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| | referred to as SuDS).”.’. |
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| | Ownership and maintenance of sustainable urban drainage systems |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘It shall be stated which body has to be responsible for— |
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| | (b) | maintenance of sustainable urban drainage systems.’. |
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| | No automatic connection to waste water pipes for major new developments |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | There shall be no connection to waste water pipes or drains granted until— |
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| | (a) | water companies have been consulted on the capacity of the existing |
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| | system to manage the extra demands from the new properties; |
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| | (b) | water companies have conducted a detailed assessment of the likely extra |
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| | demand and the capacity of the existing system to handle it; |
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| | (c) | financial responsiblity for building the extra infrastructure has been |
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| | (d) | formal planning permission has been given.’. |
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| | Water companies to be statutory consultees |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The relevant planning authority for all major new developments must consult |
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| | (b) | the Environment Agency. |
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| | (2) | The consultations must— |
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| | (a) | be in accordance with PPS 25; |
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| | (b) | establish the impact of the proposed new development on the local |
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| | (c) | inform the planning application process.’. |
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| | Staffing and resources for the Environment Agency |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State must make an assessment of the staff, equipment and |
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| | resources required by the Environment Agency to implement the provisions of |
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| | the Act in accordance with the lessons learnt from the floods of 2007.’. |
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| | Resilience of critical infrastructure |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State may by order require utility companies to report on their |
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| | critical infrastructure and their ability to withstand future floods. |
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| | (2) | The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a copy of each report received |
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| | Resilience of individual properties, households and businesses |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Environment Agency must submit an annual report to the Secretary of State. |
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| | (2) | In particular, the report must include information on— |
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| | (a) | the take up of flood warnings by property owners and tenants, |
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| | (b) | the take up of additional anti-flood measures on properties previously |
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| | flooded before reoccupation, |
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| | (c) | any developments with insurance companies on anti-flood measures that |
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| | could be adopted that would reduce the insurance premiums for |
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| | properties at risk of flooding.’. |
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| | Annual report from the British Standards Institute |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State may by order require the British Standards Institute to |
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| | submit an annual report to the Secretary of State. |
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| | (2) | In particular, the report must include information on— |
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| | (a) | the burden of proof required to obtain the kitemark for flood resistant |
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| | (b) | the number of kitemarks issued in that year, |
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| | (c) | the number of products which fail to meet the test of resistance which led |
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| | to further flooding of any particular property. |
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| | (3) | The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a copy of the report received |
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| | (4) | A report under this section must be laid before and approved by a resolution of |
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| | each House of Parliament.’. |
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| | Annual report from the Climate Change Adaptation Sub Committee |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State may by order require the Climate Change Adaptation Sub |
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| | Committee to submit an annual report to the Secretary of State. |
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| | (2) | In particular, the report must include information on the progress towards |
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| | implementing each recommendation for adapting to climate change.’. |
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| Page 32, line 18 [Schedule 1], after ‘authority’, insert ‘except for the maintenance |
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| or management of an asset in pursuit of its primary purpose where this does not |
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| compromise long term flood risk management.’. |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘The Secretary of State must within one year of the passing of this Act bring |
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| | forward regulations to ensure the insurance industry has regard to flood |
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| | prevention measures in calculating premiums and charges for flood-affected |
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| | customers based on the principles of equity and shared risk.’. |
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| | Planning permission refusal on grounds of flood risk |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State must within one year of the passing of this Act bring |
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| | forward regulations to ensure that local authorities may cite “flood risk” as |
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| | grounds for refusal of a planning application in high flood risk areas. |
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| | (2) | These regulations must not affect the right of appeal against such a refusal.’. |
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