Part 5: Water Section 83: Reduction of adverse impacts of storm overflows
Section 83 inserts new section 141DC into Chapter 4 of Part 4 of the Water Industry Act 1991, after section 141DB.
	Subsection (1) places a new legal duty on sewerage undertakers wholly or mainly in England to secure progressive reductions in the adverse impacts of discharges from their storm overflows.
	Subsection (2) explains that this includes reducing the adverse impacts of storm overflows on the environment and public health. The water quality monitoring required through section 141DB will provide the evidence to illustrate the progressive reduction being achieved for environmental and public health purposes, such as to enable additional inland bathing sites to be established.
	Subsection (3) provides for enforcement action through the Water Industry Act 1991 by the Secretary of State or Ofwat, under general authorisation from the Secretary of State.