C1C2 Part IV SEWERAGE SERVICES
Pt. IV saved (1.12.1991) by Statutory Water Companies Act 1991 (c. 58, SIF 130), ss. 1(4), 17(2).
F1CHAPTER 4Storm overflows
Pt. 4 Ch. 4 inserted (9.1.2022) by Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), ss. 80(1), 147(2)(j) (with s. 144)
141AStorm overflow discharge reduction plan
1
The Secretary of State must prepare a plan for the purposes of—
a
reducing discharges from the storm overflows of sewerage undertakers whose area is wholly or mainly in England, and
b
reducing the adverse impacts of those discharges.
2
The reference in subsection (1)(a) to reducing discharges of sewage includes—
a
reducing the frequency and duration of the discharges, and
b
reducing the volume of the discharges.
3
The reference in subsection (1)(b) to reducing adverse impacts includes—
a
reducing adverse impacts on the environment, and
b
reducing adverse impacts on public health.
4
The plan may in particular include proposals for—
a
reducing the need for anything to be discharged by the storm overflows;
b
treating sewage that is discharged by the storm overflows;
c
monitoring the quality of watercourses, bodies of water or water in underground strata into which the storm overflows discharge;
d
obtaining information about the operation of the storm overflows.
5
When preparing the plan the Secretary of State must consult—
a
the Environment Agency,
b
the Authority,
c
the Council,
d
Natural England,
e
sewerage undertakers whose area is wholly or mainly in England, or persons representing them, and
f
such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
6
The Secretary of State must publish the plan before 1 September 2022.
7
The Secretary of State may at any time revise the plan, having consulted the persons referred to in subsection (5), and must publish any revised version.
8
The plan, and any revised version of it, must be laid before Parliament once it is published.
Pt. IV: power to apply conferred (1.12.1991) by Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57, SIF 130), ss. 78(2)(b), 225(2).