Bin collections

Residents who are due to have brown bins emptied on Friday 22 November should leave these out for collection as normal. If we are unable to empty your brown bin, we will attempt to return next week. For more information, visit our Missed bins page.

Flood and Water Management Act 2010

The Flood and Water Management Act (FWMA) is a piece of government legislation that aims to help improve flood risk management in England and Wales. The Act updated pre-existing legislation to ensure that flood risk management responsibilities are better defined, that water is managed more sustainably and flood risk management activities are improved and optimised.

The FWMA helps to manage flood risk by:

clarifying who is responsible for managing all sources of flood risk
bringing to being the statutory production of national and local flood risk management strategies
improving the sharing of communication between risk management authorities
encouraging more sustainable forms of drainage in new developments
forming Regional Flood and Coastal Committees (RFCCs) to oversee the regional management of flood risk and prioritise flood risk management funding.

The FWMA imparts significant new roles and responsibilities on local authorities. County and unitary authorities, including Derby City Council, are now classed as Lead Local Flood Authorities (LLFAs). LLFAs have responsibilities for coordinating the management of flood risk from local sources.

Information on the new flood risk management roles of Derby City Council as the LLFA: