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  Environment Bill - After Clause 78 - Storm Overflows - Sewage
  
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  @ MP voted aye not to require improvements in the sewerage systems and progressive reductions in the harm caused by untreated sewage discharges.
  
  @ MP voted no to require improvements in the sewerage systems and progressive reductions in the harm caused by untreated sewage discharges.
  
  The majority of MPs voted not to require improvements in the sewerage systems and progressive reductions in the harm caused by untreated sewage discharges.
  
  MPs were considering the Environment Bill.[1][2]
  
  The motion supported by a majority of MPs in this vote was in relation to
  
  :Amendment (a) proposed to Lords amendment 45.
  
  and stated:
  
  :That the amendment be made.
  
  Lords amendment 45[4] sought to introduce a new chapter into the Water Industry Act 1991 titled "Storm overflows" which included the following sections:
  
  :''141A Duty on sewerage undertakers to take all reasonable steps to ensure untreated sewage is not discharged from storm overflows''
  :(1) A sewerage undertaker must demonstrate improvements in the sewerage systems and progressive reductions in the harm caused by untreated sewage discharges.
  
  :(2) The Secretary of State, the Director and the Environment Agency must exercise their respective functions under this and any other Act to secure compliance with this duty.
  
  :''141B Storm overflow discharge reduction plan''
  :(1) The Secretary of State must prepare a plan for the purposes ofâ
  :(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 includesâ
  :(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 includesâ
  :(a) reducing adverse impacts on the environment, and
  :(b) reducing adverse impacts on public health.
  :(4) The plan may in particular include proposals forâ
  :(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.
  :...
  
  and
  
  :''141C Progress reports on storm overflow discharge reduction plan''
  :(1) The Secretary of State must publish reports (âprogress reportsâ)
  relating to the plan under section 141B.
  :...
  
  and 
  
  :''141E Environment Agency reports''
  :(1) The Environment Agency must publish annual reports in relation to the operation of storm overflows of sewerage undertakers whose area is wholly or mainly in England.
  :(2) A report under this section must specifyâ
  :(a) the location of the storm overflows;
  :(b) the watercourse, body of water or underground strata into which the storm overflows discharge;
  :(c) the frequency and duration of discharges from the storm overflows in the period to which the report relates;
  :(d) where the information is available, the volume of each discharge in that period.
  
  Amendment (a)[6] which was the subject of this vote stated:
  
  :Leave out lines 7 to 14
  
  The lines in question comprised the proposed new section 141A for the Water Industry Act 1991 as quoted above. 
  
  
  
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  * [1] [https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/2593 Parliament's webpage on the Environment Bill], Parliament.uk
  * [2] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-01/0009/en/20009en01.htm Explanatory notes to the Environment Bill, 30 January 2020], Parliament.uk
  * [3] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-01/0220/200220.pdf Environment Bill as of 27 November 2020]. Parliament.uk
  * [4] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-02/0168/210168.pdf Lords amendments to the Environment Bill, 14 October 2021], Parliament.uk
  * [5] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-02/0168/en/210168env2.pdf Explanatory notes to the Lords amendments to the Environment Bill, 14 October 2021], Parliament.uk
  * [6] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-02/0168/amend/environment_day_ccla_1020.pdf Amendment paper for consideration of the Environment Bill, 20 October 2021]
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