ID:
policies-17
Name:
Water Act 2003
Issuing organisation:
UK Parliament
Geographical Scope:
England and Wales
Type:
Legistlation
Scientific domain:
chemistry
Type of water:
Drinking water; wastewater
Water management focus:
monitoring; management
Parameter change rate assumption:
Description:
The Water Act 2003 amended the framework for abstraction licensing, made changes to the corporate structure of economic regulation, and extended the scope for competition in the industry to large users.
Status:
Effect Date:
Resource:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/37/contents
Recommendations:
Promotes sustainable water use, streamlines abstraction licensing, and strengthens the powers of the regulator (Ofwat).
