§ Mr. LeslieTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will arrange for the full drainage area plan for the Eldwick/Gilstead area of Bingley, West Yorkshire to be(a) published, (b) placed in the Library and (c) made available to the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Planning Authority. [30617]
§ Mr. MeacherThe information requested is not available centrally.
Under section 199 of the Water Industry Act 1991, sewerage companies are required to keep records of the location of every sewer vested in the company. Section 200 of the 1991 Act places a duty on sewerage companies 230W to provide local authorities with copies of those records and any modifications to them. They are also required to make sewer records available for public inspection free of charge.
Highway drainage records are kept by the relevant Highway Authorities and can be inspected at the local offices during normal working hours. With regard to the A650 trunk road which passes through Bingley, highway drainage records can be inspected at the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council offices in Keighley, West Yorkshire.
The Environment Agency collects information on the risk of flooding from rivers or the sea under the provisions of Section 105(2) of the Water Resources Act 1991. Information on design flood levels can be obtained from the Agency's regional office. Such flood plain surveys are principally to provide guidance on flood risk to inform decisions by the local planning authority on development in flood plains. Internal Drainage Boards may hold similar information about their districts, and this would normally be made available on request.