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A draft Flood and Water Management Bill for England and Wales was laid before Parliament on 21 April 2009. Once the Bill is made into a law, it will for the first time, cover all forms of flooding and change the importance placed upon building defences to managing risk.
The draft Bill and consultation paper cover all the legislation necessary for the Welsh Assembly Government to implement our policies laid out in the Environment Strategy for Wales and the Strategic Water Policy Position Statement.
How to respondThe deadline for consultation responses on the draft Bill is 24 July 2009.
The draft Bill and consultation document can be seen on The Stationery Office (TSO) website.
Visit: The Stationery Office (TSO) (external link)
Responses should be sent to:
Water Policy Branch
Climate Change and Water Division
Welsh Assembly Government
Cathays Park 2
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
Or by e-mail to: water.consultation@wales.gsi.gov.uk