Improving surface water drainage

Title:

Resource Type:

document --> public information

Country:

United Kingdom

Year:

2008

Availability:

Consultation to accompany proposals set out in the Government’s Water Strategy, Future Water. February 2008

Author 1/Producer:

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Defra

Author / Producer Type:

Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body

Publisher:

Defra

Publisher City:

Nobel House 17 Smith Square London SW1P 3JR, UK

Report / download web link (=direct link):

http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/water-drainage/con ...

Format (e.g. PDF):

PDF

EUGRIS Keyword(s):

Water and sanitation-->Water supply
Water resources and their management -->Monitoring and mitigation
Water resources and their management -->Water resources and their management Overview

Short description:

The interim report from the Pitt Review on lessons learned has urged early action to improve the way that surface water is managed, particularly in high risk areas. Improving surface water drainage is a key part of the Government’s new Water Strategy. This consultation takes forward some of the recommendations outlined in the Pitt Review interim report.

Link to Organisation(s):

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Submitted By:

Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat? Last update: 07/02/2008