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Author | : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee |
Publisher | : The Stationery Office |
Total Pages | : 134 |
Release | : 2010-12-22 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780215555724 |
Government must act to tackle the twin challenges of protecting over five million properties from flooding and maintaining clean, reliable and affordable water supplies. The Committee is concerned that the Government has cut flood defence funding and will in future require communities to pay a greater contribution towards the defences from which they benefit. At a time of budgetary constraint, the committee believes there is no certainty that this funding gap can be filled. The report tells Ministers they must: spell out how the Government will deliver its pledge to focus public money for flood defence on those communities at greatest risk and least able to protect themselves; ensure adequate and stable funding for local authorities and other agencies given new responsibilities under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 to plan for and respond to flood events. The report calls on the Government to sharpen the regulatory framework for the water industry to ensure it places customers' views at the heart of a future strategy that will deliver improved affordability and water efficiency. Ministers should: clarify the role for social tariffs in helping those who have difficulty paying their water bills; implement a solution that brings down bills for customers in regions where water charges are at present disproportionately high due to the need for large-scale capital investment in sewage systems; publish a strategy to implement a wider programme of metering and variable tariffs designed to improve water efficiency while protecting those on low incomes from unaffordable price rises.
Author | : Great Britain. Parliament House of Commons. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Flood control |
ISBN | : |
Government must act to tackle the twin challenges of protecting over five million properties from flooding and maintaining clean, reliable and affordable water supplies. The Committee is concerned that the Government has cut flood defence funding and will in future require communities to pay a greater contribution towards the defences from which they benefit. At a time of budgetary constraint, the committee believes there is no certainty that this funding gap can be filled. The report tells Ministers they must: spell out how the Government will deliver its pledge to focus public money for flood defence on those communities at greatest risk and least able to protect themselves; ensure adequate and stable funding for local authorities and other agencies given new responsibilities under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 to plan for and respond to flood events. The report calls on the Government to sharpen the regulatory framework for the water industry to ensure it places customers' views at the heart of a future strategy that will deliver improved affordability and water efficiency. Ministers should: clarify the role for social tariffs in helping those who have difficulty paying their water bills; implement a solution that brings down bills for customers in regions where water charges are at present disproportionately high due to the need for large-scale capital investment in sewage systems; publish a strategy to implement a wider programme of metering and variable tariffs designed to improve water efficiency while protecting those on low incomes from unaffordable price rises.
Author | : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 21 |
Release | : 2011-04-04 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780215559074 |
Government response to HC 522-I, session 2010-11 (ISBN 9780215555724)
Author | : United States. National Water Commission |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 624 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Bob Freitag |
Publisher | : Island Press |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : 2012-06-22 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1610911326 |
A flooding river is very hard to stop. Many residents of the United States have discovered this the hard way. Right now, over five million Americans hold flood insurance policies from the National Flood Insurance Program, which estimates that flooding causes at least six billion dollars in damages every year. Like rivers after a rainstorm, the financial costs are rising along with the toll on residents. And the worst is probably yet to come. Most scientists believe that global climate change will result in increases in flooding. The authors of this book present a straightforward argument: the time to stop a flooding rivers is before is before it floods. Floodplain Management outlines a new paradigm for flood management, one that emphasizes cost-effective, long-term success by integrating physical, chemical, and biological systems with our societal capabilities. It describes our present flood management practices, which are often based on dam or levee projects that do not incorporate the latest understandings about river processes. And it suggests that a better solution is to work with the natural tendencies of the river: retreat from the floodplain by preventing future development (and sometimes even removing existing structures); accommodate the effects of floodwaters with building practices; and protect assets with nonstructural measures if possible, and with large structural projects only if absolutely necessary.
Author | : North Carolina. Division of Water Resources, Inlets, and Coastal Waterways |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 1956 |
Genre | : Water |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Great Britain: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
Publisher | : The Stationery Office |
Total Pages | : 366 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9780101758222 |
This publication contains a consultation paper, draft Bill, explanatory notes and an impact assessment. The proposals in the draft Bill aim to give effect to: the Government's response to Sir Michael Pitt's review "Learning lessons from the 2007 floods" (http://archive.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/pittreview/thepittreview/final_report.html and http://www.defra.gov.uk/environ/fcd/floods07/Govtresptopitt.pdf); "Future water - the Government's water strategy for England (2008, Cm. 7319, ISBN 9780101731928); and to the flood and water aspects of the Welsh Assembly Government's "Environment strategy" and "Strategic policy position statement on water" (http://wales.gov.uk/topics/environmentcountryside). The proposals cover flood and coastal erosion risk management, including a strategic overview role for the Environment Agency and provision for a new local authority leadership role in local flood risk management. Other policies cover main river mapping, co-operation and sharing of information, sustainable drainage systems, Regional Flood Defence Committees, implementation of the EU Floods Directive and the Water Framework Directive, reservoir safety, surface water management plans and hosepipe bans. Two major independent reviews are also awaited: Martin Cave's review of competition and innovation in water markets and Anna Walker's review of charging and metering for household water and sewerage services. Their recommendations will have to be considered and could lead to further legislative proposals in this area.
Author | : Joseph W. Dellapenna |
Publisher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages | : 544 |
Release | : 2021-08-31 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1783477008 |
This volume of the Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law provides thorough and detailed coverage of the changing meanings and roles of water law, from the local to the global. It examines the rules of ownership, rights of use, and dispute resolution that address access, allocation, and protection of water resources. Written by leading scholars and practitioners from across the globe, this authoritative volume will be a vital resource for all scholars and students of environmental law.
Author | : United States. Water Resources Policy Commission |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 524 |
Release | : 1950 |
Genre | : Hydraulic engineering |
ISBN | : |
Author | : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 1960 |
Genre | : Flood control |
ISBN | : |