Part 1Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management
1. Key concepts and definitions
I1I21“Flood” and “coastal erosion”
1
“Flood” includes any case where land not normally covered by water becomes covered by water.
2
It does not matter for the purpose of subsection (1) whether a flood is caused by—
a
heavy rainfall,
b
a river overflowing or its banks being breached,
c
a dam overflowing or being breached,
d
tidal waters,
e
groundwater, or
e
anything else (including any combination of factors).
3
But “flood” does not include—
a
a flood from any part of a sewerage system, unless wholly or partly caused by an increase in the volume of rainwater (including snow and other precipitation) entering or otherwise affecting the system, or
b
a flood caused by a burst water main (within the meaning given by section 219 of the Water Industry Act 1991).
4
“Coastal erosion” means the erosion of the coast of any part of England or Wales.