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| Title: | Consultation on river basin guidance volume two |
| Organisation: | Defra |
| Issued: | 10 March 2008 |
| Deadline: | 19 May 2008 OPEN |
| Synopsis: | The consultation is on draft guidance to the Environment Agency in relation to river basin planning in England and Wales, and follows on from the River Basin Planning Guidance issued in August 2006. It covers the approach which the Environment Agency should take in carrying out its river basin planning functions, and in particular to help it to develop the River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs) which it will submit to Ministers for approval. |
| Title: | Consultation on SEPA's approach to determining whether to grant authorisation for activities are likely to have significant adverse impacts on the water environment. |
| Author: | SEPA |
| Issued: | 20 February 2008 |
| Deadline: | 11 April 2008 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | This consultation deals only with how SEPA handles the small proportion of controlled activities that would result in adverse impacts to the water environment. It explains how SEPA takes into account the benefits expected to result from a proposed activity; and the adverse impacts of the proposal, including its consequences for the interests of third parties. |
| Title: | A framework document outlining sustainable flood risk management in Scotland |
| Author: | The Scottish Government |
| Issued: | 20 February 2008 |
| Deadline: | 22 April 2008 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | The Scottish Government has published a consultation document which sets out the proposals for the Flooding Bill and seeks views on the proposals. They are asking important questions about the future of flood risk management and development of legislation to provide this framework. |
| Title: | Consultation on improving surface water drainage |
| Author: | Defra |
| Issued: | 20 February 2008 |
| Deadline: | 30 April 2008 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | This consultation develops some of the key policy proposals set out in the Government's new Water Strategy, Future Water. The strategy sets out a vision for more effective drainage of surface water, in order to resolve existing problems and prepare for the impacts of climate change. |
| Title: | Consultation on options for controls on phosphates in domestic laundry cleaning products in England |
| Author: | Defra |
| Issued: | 20 February 2008 |
| Deadline: | 30 April 2008 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | Defra have launched a consultation on options for controls on phosphates in domestic laundry cleaning products alongside the water strategy, Future Water. Defra's water strategy, Future Water, outlines Government's long term vision for water policy. Improving water quality is a central part of this vision and mechanisms to tackle non-agricultural diffuse water pollution (NADWP) will make an important contribution to that process. |
| Title: | Implementation of the revised Bathing Water Directive |
| Organisation: | Defra & The Scottish Government |
| Issued: | 12 November 2007 |
| Deadline: | 04 February 2008 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | This consultation invites your views on proposals for implementing the revised Bathing Water Directive, 2006/7/EC. Whilst you are invited to comment generally on the implementation proposals in the consultation document, the costs and benefits of the proposals identified in the Impact Assessment and the draft Regulations, questions have been included on a number of specific issues. In particular, the Government would welcome views on the number and type of bathing waters where measures should... (25 words more) |
| Title: | Environment Agency & SEPA: Summary of Significant Water Management Issues |
| Organisation: | Environment Agency & SEPA |
| Issued: | 16 October 2007 |
| Deadline: | 24 January 2008 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | This consultation sets out what the Agencies believe are the most significant issues that face each River Basin District in Scotland, England and Wales. There are two consultations, one run by SEPA (with a consultation closing date of 8 April 2008), the other by the Environment Agency (with a consultation closing date of 24 January 2008). |
| Title: | Implementing the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 (WEWS): 1) Proposals for first environmental standards 2) Principles of objective-setting in River Basin Planning |
| Author: | Scottish Executive |
| Issued: | 14 November 2006 |
| Deadline: | 13 December 2006 CLOSED |
Severn Trent is an environmental services company, climate change will have a major impact on its operations. Moreover, the company is a significant emitter of greenhouse gases. Methane, a by-product... (251 words more)
| Title: | Consultation on the Water Charging Environment Scheme 2006 |
| Author: | Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) |
| Issued: | 08 November 2005 |
| Deadline: | 30 December 2005 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | The Scottish Environment Protection Agency are seeking views on the methods they are proposing to calculate charges upon activities that might have an impact on the water environment. SEPA_water_guidance.pdf (181.76 KB, 16 May 2008) Title: Levels of Authorisation for Controlled Activities ... (99 words more) |
Corporate Responsibility Report
by Thames Water;
by Thames Water;
This report aims to provide a balanced account of the performance of Thames Water on corporate responsibility issues in 2004 and to present some of the main challenges we will face in the future. It... (232 words more)
Addressing the Water Crisis: healthier and more productive lives for poor people
by Department for International Development (DFID) 2001;
by Department for International Development (DFID) 2001;
This paper is about water and its links to poverty elimination and to the achievement of the International Development Targets. Those links form the basis of all DFID’s work in water.
... (119 words more)
United Utilities - Sustainable Catchment Management
by United Utilities;
by United Utilities;
United Utilities (UU) has a sustainable development policy, in place since 2002, dealing with the sustainable management of their catchments (the land from which they access drinking water). UU... (438 words more)
What is the Water Framework Directive
by Andy Bailey - Technical Adviser; CEAM;
by Andy Bailey - Technical Adviser; CEAM;
Requiring all inland and coastal waters to reach "good status" by 2015 the EU Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC (WFD) has been described as the most significant piece of water legislation for a... (279 words more)