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The consultation presents Defra's proposals to implement the requirements for sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) in new and redeveloped sites in England, which are provided for in Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act (2010). The Welsh Government will be consulting separately about implementation in Wales. They welcome your views on the:
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Water for Life describes a vision for future water management in which the water sector is resilient, in which water companies are more efficient and customer focused, and in which water is valued as the precious and finite resource it is. Water for Life includes several proposals for deregulating and simplifying legislation, to reduce burdens on business and stimulate growth. Ofwat’s proposals for reducing its regulatory burdens complement these. The Government’s Red Tape Challenge will offer another opportunity to identify areas where regulation can be simplified or removed. The extent of the change we face is uncertain. The future is never easy to predict. We can be confident that the way we manage and use our water resources will need to change, but we must still ensure continued secure supplies for households and to support economic growth, and that enough water is left in our water bodies to support a healthy and high quality natural environment. We must safeguard our natural inheritance. We owe it to the next generation. For futher information and to read the White paper please click here |
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The Natural Environment White Paper is a bold and ambitious statement outlining the Government’s vision for the natural environment over the next 50 years, backed up with practical action to deliver that ambition. Nature is sometimes taken for granted and undervalued. But people cannot flourish without the benefits and services our natural environment provides. A healthy, properly functioning natural environment is the foundation of sustained economic growth, prospering communities and personal wellbeing
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Flood Water Management Act 2010 - The Strategy
The National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy for England is being developed by the Environment Agency with the support and guidance of Defra. It will set out what is happening now, and what needs to happen, to reduce the harm that flooding and coastal erosion can cause.
When finalised, the national strategy will encourage more effective risk management by enabling people, communities, business and the public sector to work together to:
The National Strategy document is available for public consultation from until 16 February 2011 on the Environment Agency website - . https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/portal/ho/flood/fcerm/strategy
Flood Water Management Act 2010 - Co-operation and sharing of information guidance
The Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (the Act) identifies new responsibilities for flood and coastal erosion risk management authorities together with a duty on all relevant authorities involved to co-operate. Section 7 of the Act states that the Environment Agency may issue guidance about how the national strategy should be applied and Section 7(6) in particular about how English flood and coastal erosion risk management authorities are to comply with duties relating to co-operation and requests for information under Sections 13(1) and 14.
The EA have proposed a two-tier approach to helping risk management authorities understand the requirements for cooperating, working in partnership and requesting information as outlined in the Act. The first tier will fulfil the requirements of the Act under Section 7(6) for statutory guidance for England, to be laid before parliament in conjunction with the English national strategy in April 2011. The second tier will be non-statutory advice, and will provide information and examples of partnership working, cooperating and information sharing. This more informal advice will aim to address more detailed, technical questions around information sharing, standards and how barriers to this might be avoided.
The National Strategy document is available for public consultation from until 16 February 2011 on the Environment Agency website - . https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/portal/ho/flood/fcerm/strategy
Flood Water Management Act - Local Flood Authorities Contribution to Sustainable Development
The Flood and Water Management Act states that a lead local flood authority, district council, internal drainage board or highways authority must aim to make a contribution towards the achievement of sustainable development when exercising a flood or coastal erosion risk management function. Defra has developed draft guidance about how authorities are to discharge their duty to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development.
The draft guidance document has now been published for consultation and can be accessed here: http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/flood-sustainable-development/index.htm
Future Funding for Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management
Currently the costs of managing flooding and coastal erosion almost entirely fall to the general taxpayer. This artificially constrains how much can be done as well as creating potential for an unequal distribution of costs and benefits in the system.
In the future, Defra would like to encourage additional local investment into flood and coastal erosion risk management, in order to deliver more benefits than otherwise would be possible. In doing so, each area at risk can have a bigger say in what action is taken. To achieve this, Defra has proposed a new funding approach which has been published for consultation and can be accessed here: http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/flood-coastal-erosion/index.htm.
Draft Strategy for Skills and Capacity Building in Local Authorities for Local Flood Risk Management
The National Flood Emergency Framework for England
Defra announces more support for councils to tackle floods