Abstract
The chapter focuses on the arrangements for water management in England and in Scotland, with some reference to Northern Ireland and Wales. It also focuses on more recent developments in water management, and especially the implementation of the European Union (EU) Water Framework Directive (WFD). The chapter examines the principal legislation for the implementation of the WFD in each of the UK jurisdictions. Although the purpose of the chapter is to consider water management, the provision of water services is linked, and it seems desirable to mention both the legislative framework and the relationship of the service providers to resource management; in the UK public supply is a major sectoral user of water, necessitating a high degree of control of both abstractions and discharges. The chapter also examines governance in water management in the UK through the lens of the mechanisms for river basin planning in the UK. Keywords:England; European Union (EU); Scotland; UK; Wales; Water Framework Directive (WFD); water resource management
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