{"longTitle":"A Bill to make provision about water, including provision about the management of risks in connection with flooding and coastal erosion.","summary":"<p>The Bill responds to recent pressure to introduce legislation to address the threat of flooding and water scarcity, both of which are predicted to increase with climate change.</p><p><strong>Key areas</strong></p><ul><li>requires the Environment Agency to create a National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy, which a number of organisations will have to follow</li><li>requires leading local flood authorities to create local flood risk management strategies</li><li>enables the Environment Agency and local authorities more easily to carry out flood risk management works</li><li>introduces a more risk-based approach to reservoir management</li><li>changes the arrangements that would apply should a water company go into administration</li><li>enables water companies more easily to control non-essential uses of water, such as the use of hosepipes</li><li>enables water companies to offer concessions to community groups for surface water drainage charges</li><li>requires the use of sustainable drainage systems in certain new developments</li><li>introduces a mandatory building standard for sewers</li></ul>","sponsors":[{"member":{"memberId":413,"name":"Hilary Benn","party":"Labour","partyColour":"d50000","house":"Commons","memberPhoto":"https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/413/Thumbnail","memberPage":"https://members.parliament.uk/member/413/contact","memberFrom":"Leeds Central"},"organisation":{"name":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs"},"sortOrder":1},{"member":{"memberId":987,"name":"Lord Davies of Oldham","party":"Labour","partyColour":"d50000","house":"Lords","memberPhoto":"https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/987/Thumbnail","memberPage":"https://members.parliament.uk/member/987/contact","memberFrom":"Life peer"},"organisation":{"name":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs"},"sortOrder":2}],"promoters":[],"petitioningPeriod":null,"petitionInformation":null,"agent":null,"billId":534,"shortTitle":"Flood Water Management Act 2010","formerShortTitle":null,"currentHouse":"Unassigned","originatingHouse":"Commons","lastUpdate":"2010-08-16T11:14:18","billWithdrawn":null,"isDefeated":false,"billTypeId":1,"introducedSessionId":23,"includedSessionIds":[23],"isAct":true,"currentStage":{"id":3430,"stageId":11,"sessionId":23,"description":"Royal Assent","abbreviation":"RA","house":"Unassigned","stageSittings":[{"id":3209,"stageId":11,"billStageId":3430,"billId":534,"date":"2010-04-08T00:00:00"}],"sortOrder":14}}