Issue - meetings
Sewage Summit report
Meeting: 25/09/2024 - Council (Item 11.)
11. Sewage Summit Update 
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Purpose
The purpose of the report is to provide an update to all Councillors on the Sewage Summit event that took place on 8 July 2024, the meetings held with the 3 water companies and 2 workshops that took place leading up to the event, along with outlining a series of recommendations associated with these.
Recommendation
That Council resolves to:
- Note the report and
approve the following recommendations;
- The Chief Executive writes to Government requesting they:
i. Make Water Companies Statutory Consultees for both Development Control and in preparing Local and Strategic Plans;
ii. Introduce clear mandatory controls on storm water drainage for all development.
- Introduce a validation checklist and matrix of Grampian conditions.
- Incorporate policies within the new Local Plan to optimise water efficiency for new houses.
- Consider, subject to a business case and affordability including in the 2025-26 budget process funding for a specialist Officer to work with the Flood Risk Management Team and Planning service to liaise between Developers and the Water Companies along with related bodies.
- Continue to develop an effective Communication Strategy to outline to residents the statutory obligations and powers of each local government body and other relevant organisations such as the Environment Agency.
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