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Flood and Water Management Bill
The Flood and Water Management Bill aims to provide better, more sustainable management of flood risk for people, homes and businesses, help safeguard community groups from unaffordable rises in surface water drainage charges and protect water supplies to the consumer.
We have prioritised legislation from the draft Bill in order to achieve these aims in this short Parliamentary Session. Importantly, this Bill will implement recommendations made by Sir Michael Pitt in his review of the 2007 floods. We have already encouraged the early implementation of many of these recommendations, and have made funding available in order to do this.
Latest developments
19 November 2009 - The Flood and Water Management Bill has been published. The Government response to pre-legislative scrutiny and public consultation on the draft Bill and EU Floods Directive regulations have also been laid in Parliament. Links to these documents are available from the Key documents page.
Defra’s Summary of responses to the consultation on the draft Flood and Water Management Bill (PDF 1 MB)
Key information:
- What is covered in the Floods and Water Management Bill?
- What does this mean for you?
- What will happen next to the Bill?
Contact us
Please email FloodsandWaterBill@defra.gsi.gov.uk to be added to our stakeholder list for future mailings.
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published: 21 April 2009