Water Management
Better River Basins Project - WWF
Better River Basins provides information and advice on integrated river basin management (IRBM) in the UK and around the world.
Better River Basins helps stakeholders manage rivers and wetlands, by explaining what to do and how to do it. You will find good practice examples from the UK, Europe and around the world.
The site brings together useful information including:
- Legislation
- EC and national policy documents
- Technical guidance
- River basin maps and plans
- Demonstration projects
- Research
Further details on the project can be found at www.wwf.org.uk/betterriverbasins
Working with the Water Companies
In England, public water supply is undertaken by the private sector, mainly through various public listed companies or subsidiaries of multi-nationals. Because of the relatively young nature of rivers trusts, there was no research to indicate if they recognised or understood what rivers trusts were doing, what potentially they might do or how to collaborate with them. The commissioned research report sets out the relationship between water companies and rivers trusts, in order better to understand how best to deliver improvements in water quality consistent with the economic drivers and strategies adopted by the largely privatised UK water industry, particularly in non-capital intensive solutions possible to prevent pollution at source rather than rely on capital water treatment works to provide end point quality control. The full report is available by clicking on the following link [Appx 17 - rename as Working with the Water Companies].
Blueprint for Water
ART has been involved with Anglers Conservation Association, National Trust, RSPB, Salmon & Trout Association, Waterwise, Wildlife Trusts, WWF, and Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust in the preparation and, on 28 November 2006, the launch nationally of a manifesto for water under the title “Blueprint for Water” - 10 steps to sustainable water by 2015. Blueprint for Water sets out the steps needed to meet the UK ’s target under the Water Framework Directive, and provides the basis for EU collaboration and co-operation in the next decade. The full report can be downloaded by clicking on the following link [Appx 52 rename as Blueprint for Water] and further information from www.blueprintforwater.org.uk.
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