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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 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 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 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 Standard 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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| | Clause 35, page 18, line 1, leave out subsection (2) and insert— |
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| | | ‘(2) | The regulations may allow the Minister to prohibit a water undertaker or |
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| | | sewerage undertaker from undertaking a specified infrastructure project which is |
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| | | to be put out to tender in accordance with the regulations for a period of no more |
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| | | than one year from the date of specification.’. |
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| | Clause 35, page 18, line 6, at end insert ‘and shall not prohibit the water or |
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| | sewerage undertaker from preparing its own plan in relation to a specified infrastructure |
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| | Clause 41, page 26, line 27, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(2A) | After section 70B of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 insert— |
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| | | “70C | Prior to granting planning permission under section 70(1), a local |
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| | | planning authority must consult the relevant sewerage undertaker in |
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| | | relation to the proposed location of any connection to the sewerage |
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| | | (3) | “sewerage system” shall have the same meaning as in section 94 of the Water |
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| | Clause 9, page 7, line 7, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(c) | the relevant sewerage undertaker(s).’. |
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| | Clause 10, page 8, line 5, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(c) | the relevant sewerage undertaker(s).’. |
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