Part 5: Water Section 80: Storm overflows New section 141A Storm overflow discharge reduction plan
New section 141A establishes the legal requirement for a storm overflow discharge reduction plan for sewerage undertakers wholly or mainly in England.
	Subsection (1) requires the Secretary of State to prepare a plan for the purposes of reducing discharges from storm overflows and reducing their adverse impact for sewerage undertakers wholly or mainly in England.
	Subsection (2) explains that for the purposes of the plan, reducing discharges includes reducing the frequency, duration and volume of discharges.
	Subsection (3) explains that for the purpose of the plan reducing their adverse impact refers to their adverse impact on the environment and on public health.
	Subsection (4) sets out some specific matters on which the plan must put forward proposals such as how to reduce the need for discharges and how to improve sewage treatment.
	Subsection (5) sets out that when preparing the plan, the Secretary of State must consult specified statutory consultees, and any other persons that the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
	Subsection (6) sets out the timetable to which the Secretary of State must publish the plan, namely before 1 September 2022.
	Subsection (7) enables the Secretary of State to amend the plan and that in doing so they must consult the statutory consultees in subsection 5 on the amended plan.
	Subsection (8) requires the plan to be laid in Parliament once published.