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Consultation: Waste Water National Policy Statement
Ref: 41/10
Issued: 2010-11-16
Consultation start: 2010-11-16
Consultation end: 2011-02-22
Summary
The consultation into the draft Waste Water National Policy Statement ended on 22 February 2011. As part of the consultation a commitment was made to place a summary of all responses on the Defra website. Careful consideration of the consultation responses, and the report produced by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee, is currently underway. We will update the website when publication dates for the summary of responses, and response to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee are available.
To prevent environmental damage and poor water quality, the Government must provide an adequate waste water infrastructure. The strategic need and justification for a new waste water infrastructure are set out in the draft National Policy Statement for Waste Water and the accompanying documents listed as Annexes below which legislation requires us to produce. The Consultation Document explains the context and purpose of the draft National Policy Statement and poses a number of questions at Chapter 6 which we invite you to consider.
The full list of consultees is set out in Annex 6 of the consultation document. We welcome comments from all sectors and the general public.
Drop in events
Defra will be holding drop in events to give those interested in finding out more about the draft Waste Water National Policy Statement. Further information...
Consultation documents
We suggest that you read the consultation letter and consultation document first, as these will give you background on the consultation and explain the relationship between all the documents.
The remaining annexes - the accompanying Appraisal of Sustainability Report, Habitats Regulations Assessment Report and other associated appraisals - have been published in line with statutory requirements under the Planning Act 2008. In many cases they are large or complex documents.
Related information
When preparing to respond you may also find it helpful to read the summary provided by Planning Aid (see their website on National Policy Statements), and the Frequently Asked Questions document we've produced (below).
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