Implementation approach
The Flood and Water Management Act 2010 which received Royal Assent on 8 April 2010, is being implemented by a series of ministerial orders and the full list of secondary legislation that has been brought into force is available on the Secondary legislation page.
Future measures
The implementation of the remaining parts of the Act will be dependent on the findings of the reducing regulation sub-committee, impacts of other cross-government initiatives, priorities of other government departments, and the outcomes of discussions with interested parties as well as the approval of Parliament.
Measures scheduled for implementation in 2012
|
Section or |
Details |
Status |
| Section 15(in relation to England only) | Civil Sanctions | The policy on the application of Civil Sanctions, within England is being developed. |
| Section 30 and Schedule 1 | Designation of features | A commencement order for the (remaining parts) of the Section and Schedule is being prepared; as well as regulations for a right of appeal against the designations and enforcement notices under Schedule 1 of the Act and related decisions made under paragraphs 6 and 9 of that Schedule. |
| Section 32 and Schedule 3 | Sustainable drainage | Subject to the outcome of separate consultation exercises being held in England and Wales. |
| Section 33 and Schedule 4 | Reservoirs | Subject to the outcome of consultation exercises being held by Defra and Welsh Government on the Policy and a consultation exercise by the Environment Agency on the definition of a High Risk Reservoir |
| Section 34 and Schedule 5 | Special administration | An Impact Assessment and regulations being prepared. |
| Section 42 | National Build Standards and automatic adoption of new gravity foul sewers and lateral drains, | Subject to the outcome of separate consultation exercises being held in England and Wales. |
| Section 44 | Social tariffs | The required guidance is subject to the outcome of a consultation exercise. Final guidance will be published shortly. |
| Section 45 | Water and sewerage charges non-owner occupiers. | The draft regulations are subject to a consultation exercise with an option for a voluntary approach. |
Consultation and engagement with interested parties
In the implementation of the Act, there may have been a need to conduct a formal consultation exercise or forms of engagement with interested parties and listed below are the relevant consultation exercises that are either still open or closed:
- 22 February 2012 – Reservoir Safety in England and Wales: Implementation of Amendments to the Reservoirs Act 1975
- 20 December 2011 – Automatic adoption arrangements for new foul sewers and lateral drains and National Build Standards for gravity foul sewers and lateral drains
- 20 December 2011 – Implementation of the Sustainable Drainage Provisions in Schedule 3
- 26 October 2011 – Draft Guidance on Company Social Tariffs 2011 (Section 44)
- 22 February 2011 – Regime for special water and sewerage infrastructure projects in England
- 24 Nov 2010 – The National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy
- 24 Nov 2010 – Co-operation and sharing of information guidance
- 24 Nov 2010 – Local Flood Authorities Contribution to Sustainable Development
- 26 Aug 2010 – Private Sewers Transfer
- 12 July 2010 – Guidance on Concessionary Schemes for Surface Water Drainage Charges